Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 13, 1969, Piendam...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 13, 1969 near Piendamó Cauca, Colombia with no fatalities.
- Date: October 13, 1969
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Piendamó Cauca, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
A Colombian Air Force DC 3 operated for the Colombian Presidency, carrying the director of the Inter-American Development Bank, lost engine power minutes after takeoff from Popayán. The crew made an emergency landing in a prairie near Piendamó. All 12 occupants escaped uninjured but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.