Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Feb 25, 1962 (2 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on February 25, 1962 near Marulanda Caldas, Colombia with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot climbed at low altitude...
- Date: February 25, 1962
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Marulanda Caldas, Colombia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot climbed at low altitude along the route toward San Felix so that the aircraft became trapped in a canyon, stalled in a turn and crashed in the San Felix pass.
An Avianca Douglas C 47A on a domestic cargo flight from Manizales to Bogota declared an emergency about 30 minutes after takeoff and crashed in mountains near Marulanda, Colombia, on 25 February 1962. Both pilots were killed. The accident was attributed to pilot error.