Douglas DC-3 crash, Jul 11, 2018, San Felipe
Douglas DC-3 accident on July 11, 2018 near San Felipe, Guainía, Colombia with no fatalities. Cause: Aerocivil: During landing a foreign object entered...
- Date: July 11, 2018
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: San Felipe, Guainía, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Aerocivil: During landing a foreign object entered the left main gear tire, the tire pressure dropped and the aircraft drifted sideways off the runway with loss of ground control. Airport operator risk management and lack of runway FOD control program contributed.
An Air Colombia DC 3 on a humanitarian flight from Inírida to San Felipe in Guainía carried nine passengers and three crew. After landing, a foreign object punctured the left main tire, the airplane veered left and lost its left main gear and left propeller, then stopped at the runway edge. All 12 occupants were rescued with one slight injury, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.