Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina crash, Jan 10, 1948, Madrid...
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina accident on January 10, 1948 near Madrid AFB Cundinamarca, Colombia with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure is suspected..
- Date: January 10, 1948
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: Madrid AFB Cundinamarca, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine failure is suspected.
A VIARCO Consolidated PBY 5A Catalina C 414 came down near Madrid air base in the Bogota savanna, Colombia, on 10 January 1948. All three crew were rescued, and the aircraft was destroyed.