Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 8, 1965 (26 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 8, 1965 near Cañón del Paraiso Caquetá, Colombia with 26 fatalities. Cause: The accident was...
- Date: November 8, 1965
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Cañón del Paraiso Caquetá, Colombia
- Fatalities: 26
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The accident was attributed to pilot error.
A Douglas C47 on a scheduled flight from Neiva to San Vicente del Caguán went missing on 8 November 1965 with 36 people aboard. Its wreckage was spotted on 11 November at Cañón del Paraiso near Cerro del Diablo, and 26 people were killed while 10 were rescued.