Douglas DC-3 crash, Aug 23, 1962 (19 killed), Barrancaber...
Douglas DC-3 accident on August 23, 1962 near Barrancabermeja Santander, Colombia with 19 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error: poor flight technique and...
- Date: August 23, 1962
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Barrancabermeja Santander, Colombia
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot error: poor flight technique and faulty judgment in trying to take off from the apron outside the main runway.
A Taxader Douglas DC 3 took off from Barrancabermeja on a scheduled flight to Bucaramanga on 23 August 1962. The pilot veered off the runway and tried to take off from the apron, and the wing struck two helicopters before the aircraft crashed and burned. The investigation blamed pilot error, and sources differ on the number killed.