1947 Avianca Douglas DC-4 crash

When

15 Feb 1947

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

4.91° N, 76.33° W

Description

aviation incident in Colombia

Deaths

53

1947 aviation accident in Colombia

On 15 February 1947, an Avianca Douglas DC-4, operating a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Techo International Airport, Colombia, crashed into a mountain two hours into its flight, killing all 53 occupants on board. At the time, it was both the deadliest aviation accident in Colombia and the deadliest worldwide involving a commercial aircraft.

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