Douglas DC-3 crash, Aug 22, 1973 (16 killed), Yopal Casanare

Douglas DC-3 accident on August 22, 1973 near Yopal Casanare, Colombia with 16 fatalities.

An Avianca DC 3 on a scheduled flight from Villavicencio to Yopal struck a hillside a few kilometres short of the airport while on approach in fog. Sixteen of the 17 occupants were killed and one passenger survived.

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