Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 21, 1972 (39 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 21, 1972 near Mt San Nicolás Antioquia, Colombia with 39 fatalities.

A SATENA Douglas C-47 on a charter flight from Medellin toward Quibdo flew into the slope of Mount San Nicolas in Antioquia while in cloud and poor visibility. The wreckage was found days later. All 39 people on board were killed.

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