Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Dec 11, 1991 (8 killed), Bog...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on December 11, 1991 near Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia with 8 fatalities. Cause: The crew...
- Date: December 11, 1991
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew approached at an insufficient altitude for reasons not established; cloud reducing visibility was a contributing factor.
A Curtiss C-46 on a ferry flight from Medellin to Bogota, after repairs for a landing gear problem, struck the slope of a mountain about 20 km north of El Dorado Airport while approaching at too low an altitude in cloud. All eight people on board were killed.