Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 8 April 1961
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Texaco
Registration Number: HK-489E
Location: Puerto Calder¢n –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 29
Component Affected: DC-3 aircraft (N1548)DC-3 aircraft (N1548)
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft, registration N1548, experienced a significant damage exceeding repair following a runway excursion during landing at Puerto Calder¢n. The involved aircraft, HK-1548, is a Piper light aircraft with no known DC-3 registration.A DC-3 aircraft, registration N1548, experienced a significant damage exceeding repair following a runway excursion during landing at Puerto Calder¢n. The involved aircraft, HK-1548, is a Piper light aircraft with no known DC-3 registration.
Description
Damaged beyond repair following a runway excursion accident on landing at Puerto Calder¢n. Colombian newspaper El Tiempo reported that a DC-3 ‘1548’ was involved in the accident. HK-1548 was a Piper light aircraft and there is no DC-3 known registered as N1548.
Primary Cause
Runway excursion during landing.Runway excursion during landing.Share on:
