Douglas DC-6 crash, Dec 8, 1978 (3 killed), Sierra Nevada...
Douglas DC-6 accident on December 8, 1978 near Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Boyacá, Colombia with 3 fatalities.
- Date: December 8, 1978
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Boyacá, Colombia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
On 8 December 1978 a DC-6 (HK-1707) on a cargo flight from Port of Spain to Bogota reported an engine failure and diverted toward Tame Airport. It apparently crashed in El Cocuy National Park. Search and rescue was abandoned without finding the aircraft or its three crew.