Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 15, 1991 (13 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 15, 1991 near Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia with 13 fatalities. Cause: Aerodynamic stall during the...
- Date: May 15, 1991
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Aerodynamic stall during the emergency return to Villavicencio after the right engine failed, aggravated by passengers moving to the rear of the cabin during an attempt to jettison cargo. No official investigation finding was found.
A Douglas C-47 operated by ADES Colombia on a cargo flight from Villavicencio to Miraflores lost its right engine about eight minutes after takeoff and tried to return. On approach to Villavicencio the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field near La Poyata, less than 2 km from the airport. Thirteen of the 14 people on board were killed and one pilot was injured. The ADES operator link was not confirmed in the sources found.