Crash of a Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando in La Colina
Date & Time:
Aug 31, 1993
Registration:
HK-400
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Mitú – Villavicencio
MSN:
22468
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Villavicencio following an uneventful cargo flight from Mitú, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field located near La Colina, about 30 km east of Villavicencio. Both pilots escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
