Douglas DC-3 crash, Mar 9, 2019 (14 killed), Finca La Ben...
Douglas DC-3 accident on March 9, 2019 near Finca La Bendición, Meta, Colombia with 14 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in flight after left engine...
- Date: March 9, 2019
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Finca La Bendición, Meta, Colombia
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control in flight after left engine failure with no possibility to feather the propeller, linked to a lubrication system malfunction and weaknesses in operator procedures.
A Douglas DC 3 on a charter flight from San Jose del Guaviare to Villavicencio lost its left engine and could not feather the propeller. The crew lost control during an emergency landing attempt and the airplane crashed in a palm plantation at San Martin, Meta, killing all 14 on board. Colombian investigators cited engine lubrication system failure, loss of control and weaknesses in operator procedures.