Incident Overview
Date: Friday 17 June 1977
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Taxi Areo Nacional – TANA
Registration Number: HK-1511E
Location: near Condoto Airport (COG) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Second engineSecond engine
Category: Accident
A Douglas C-47 aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure shortly after takeoff from Condoto Airport, Colombia. A forced landing occurred, resulting in one pilot being injured. The aircraft was subsequently transported to Bogot and later discovered in a shed owned by a cocaine production facility, approximately 24 miles south of Bogot . The plane was then sold to a new owner named LAOS.A Douglas C-47 aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure shortly after takeoff from Condoto Airport, Colombia. A forced landing occurred, resulting in one pilot being injured. The aircraft was subsequently transported to Bogot and later discovered in a shed owned by a cocaine production facility, approximately 24 miles south of Bogot . The plane was then sold to a new owner named LAOS.
Description
The Douglas C-47 suffered a failure of the no.2 engine shortly after takeoff from Condoto Airport, Colombia. A forced landing was carried out and the aircraft ended up in a lagoon. The right hand engine separated and impacted the forward fuselage, injuring one of the pilots. The airplane was parted out and transported to Bogot . The new owner was named as LAOS. Parts of the airplane were later discovered in a shed of a cocaine production facility south of Bogot during a police raid on 24 May 1978.
Primary Cause
Engine failure of the second engine.Engine failure of the second engine.Share on:
