Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 8, 1964 (28 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 8, 1964 near Facatativá Cundinamarca, Colombia with 28 fatalities. Cause: The pilot made a sharp right...
- Date: March 8, 1964
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Facatativá Cundinamarca, Colombia
- Fatalities: 28
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot made a sharp right turn that left the aircraft nose down, which he could not recover in time. Contributing factors included the Curtiss Commando pilot starting his descent late
A DC3 flying from Pereira to Bogotá lost control near Facatativá after the crew took evasive action against a Curtiss Commando they had mistaken for a DC4 during the approach. All 28 people on board were killed.