Incident Overview

Date: Wednesday 8 January 1975
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: SATENA
Registration Number: FAC-688
Location: near El Doncello – ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a loss of control and crashed into a hillside.A small aircraft experienced a loss of control and crashed into a hillside.

Description

Crashed into a hill.

Source of Information

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Primary Cause

Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions.Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions.

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