- Date
- July 21, 1972
- Place
- Pivijay, Colombia · PIVIJAY, Colombia
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N39393Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168713
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0076 72/7/21 PIVIJAY,CLMBIA,SA DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 5015 TIME - 1225 N39393 PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TOTAL HOURS, 1135 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PARAISO ARPT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOCUMEN,PANAMA,RP,CA ARUBA,NA,SA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- SOURCE OF FIRE NOT DTRMD.NO COPILOT.ACDT UNDER INVESTIGATION OF COLOMBIAN GOVT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39393
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Paraiso Arpt
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