Douglas DC-9 crash, Dec 18, 2003 (3 killed), Mitú-Fabio A...
Douglas DC-9 accident on December 18, 2003 near Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley, Vaupés, Colombia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Not determined; a...
- Date: December 18, 2003
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley, Vaupés, Colombia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined; a structural failure of undetermined origin is believed to have occurred.
A Douglas DC-9-15F cargo flight from Yopal to Mitu went into an uncontrolled descent at about 23,300 feet and crashed in remote mountains about 135 km northwest of Mitu. The wreckage was not found until ten days later. The crew reported two loud bangs before control was lost. The operator could not be confirmed from the sources found.