Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 9, 1955 (8 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 9, 1955 near Trujillo Valle del Cauca, Colombia with 8 fatalities.
- Date: March 9, 1955
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Trujillo Valle del Cauca, Colombia
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
The Avianca DC-3 was flying a scheduled service from Condoto to Cali with five passengers, three crew and a cargo of gold and platinum. While cruising north of Cali in poor weather, it crashed into a mountainside near Trujillo. The wreckage was found four days later and all eight occupants were killed.