Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Feb 8, 1986, Bogotá-E...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on February 8, 1986 near Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia with no fatalities. Cause: Failure...
- Date: February 8, 1986
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of the left engine during the initial climb, for reasons not established.
A Douglas C-47A operated on a scheduled passenger flight from Bogota-El Dorado toward Paipa lost its left engine during the initial climb on 8 February 1986. The aircraft struck treetops, lost speed and burned after impact. All five occupants were rescued and the aircraft was destroyed.