Incident Overview
Date: unk. date 1980
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Unknown
Registration Number: N….
Location: near El Banco, Magdalena –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Convair CV-440-38 aircraftConvair CV-440-38 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Convair CV-440-38 aircraft crashed in Colombia on May 1980, suspected of smuggling drugs. Rescue teams discovered two bodies and marijuana in the wreckage.A Convair CV-440-38 aircraft crashed in Colombia on May 1980, suspected of smuggling drugs. Rescue teams discovered two bodies and marijuana in the wreckage.
Description
Crashed “several month before” May 1980. Rescue teams found two bodies and marijuana in the burnt wreckage. Possible Convair CV-440-38 N102US Farm-Kem Inc. as crashed in Colombia 1980 on landing while smuggling drugs.
Primary Cause
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