Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 22, 1962 (40 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 22, 1962 near Serranía del Baudó Chocó, Colombia with 40 fatalities.

An AVISPA Douglas C 47 left Bahia Solano on a charter flight to Quibdo on 22 April 1962 and flew into a mountain in the Serrania del Baudo. The wreckage was found four days later at about 2,400 feet and all 40 people on board had died. The aircraft is reported to have been heavier than the permitted weight.

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