Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 10 May 1947
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-60A Lodestar
Owner/operator: Transandina de Aviaci¢n
Registration Number: C-801
Location: off Cartagena –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft engine or control system.Aircraft engine or control system.
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed into the sea near Playa de Marbella, approximately 300 meters above the surface after takeoff from Cartagena-Crespo Airport.An aircraft crashed into the sea near Playa de Marbella, approximately 300 meters above the surface after takeoff from Cartagena-Crespo Airport.
Description
Crashed into the sea, just off Playa de Marbella. The airplane had just taken off from Cartagena-Crespo Airport and had reached a height of about 300 m before it came down.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DEEqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AkwEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=5204%2C4578402https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DEEqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AkwEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=5204%2C4578402Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during takeoff.Mechanical failure during takeoff.Share on:
