Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 21, 1978 (28 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 21, 1978 near Rubio Táchira, Venezuela with 28 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The...
- Date: November 21, 1978
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Rubio Táchira, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 28
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The aircraft was not following its filed route and was flying too low.
On 21 November 1978 a Douglas C-47A (HK-1393) flying a scheduled service from Cucuta to Arauca with 28 people aboard struck a mountainside about 30 km south of Rubio, Tachira, while cruising at 11,200 feet in marginal weather. The wreckage was found a few hours later and all 28 occupants were killed.