De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Dec 19, 1979 (4 killed)

De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on December 19, 1979 near Oroque Norte de Santander, Colombia with 4 fatalities.

A Twin Otter 300 operated by Anson Drilling Company was flying under visual flight rules from Barranquilla to Cucuta. Weather deteriorated en route and at 11,500 feet the aircraft struck a mountain slope near Oroque. The wreckage was found three days later and all four occupants were killed.

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