Douglas DC-3 crash, Jun 6, 2005, Miraflores
Douglas DC-3 accident on June 6, 2005 near Miraflores, Boyacá, Colombia with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The left engine failure could not be...
- Date: June 6, 2005
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Miraflores, Boyacá, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined. The left engine failure could not be investigated because the crash site was in an area held by hostile rebels.
A DC-3 chartered by the Colombian Army and operated by TARI was flying from Miraflores to Villavicencio via San Jose del Guaviare. Shortly after takeoff from Miraflores the left engine caught fire. The crew turned back, the left main gear detached as the speed dropped, and the aircraft crashed in woods about 2 km from the airport. The occupants were rescued, some with injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed.