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Crash of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain in Corozal

Date & Time: Jul 31, 2003
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
Operator:
Registration:
ARC-511
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
31-7405151
YOM:
1974
Location:
Corozal-Las Brujas
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Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while on approach to Corozal-Las Brujas Airport. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-1 in Hato Nuevo: 29 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1951 at 1720 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
HK-315
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
San Marcos – Cartagena
MSN:
9073
YOM:
1943
Location:
Hato Nuevo
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Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
26
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
29
Circumstances:
The aircraft left San Marcos Airport at 1621LT bound for Cartagena. At 1716LT, the crew informed ATC about poor weather conditions and requested the permission to modify his route due to cumulonimbus. This was the last radio contact. The aircraft later crashed in an uninhabited area located near Hato Nuevo. All 29 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Carlos Barvo, pilot,
Julio del Gallego, copilot,
José de J. Ruiz Peña, flight engineer.
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