Douglas DC-3 crash, Jul 7, 1985 (3 killed), Villavicencio
Douglas DC-3 accident on July 7, 1985 near Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Right engine failure, with the aircraft believed to...
- Date: July 7, 1985
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Right engine failure, with the aircraft believed to have been well over its maximum takeoff weight.
A Douglas DC-3 of LACOL Colombia on a cargo flight lost its right engine shortly after takeoff from Villavicencio on 7 July 1985. It struck trees a few kilometers from the airport and burned. Three of the six people aboard were killed and three were seriously injured.