The 2019 Laser Aereo DC-3 crash was an aviation accident that took place on 9 March 2019, when a Douglas DC-3 operated by Latinoamericana de Servicios Aereo (Laser Aéreo) crashed near San Carlos de Guaroa, Colombia.[1][2] [3][4][5] The plane was on a flight from Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport, San José del Guaviare to La Vanguardia Airport, Villavicencio.[1] All 14 people on board were killed, including the mayor of Taraira.[1] The crew were attempting to land at Villavicencio and had just declared an emergency.[1]

2019 Colombia DC-3 crash

HK-2494, the aircraft involved, seen in July 2012
Accident
Date	9 March 2019 (2019-03-09)
Summary	Crashed onto ground after engine could not be feathered
Site	Finca La Bendición, San Martín, Meta, Colombia 3°34′23.3″N 73°04′43.2″W
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Douglas DC-3
Operator	Latinoamericana de Servicios Aereo
Registration	HK-2494
Flight origin	Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport, San José del Guaviare, Colombia
Destination	La Vanguardia Airport, Villavicencio, Colombia
Occupants	14
Passengers	11
Crew	3
Fatalities	14
Survivors	0

Aircraft

The Aeronautica Civil reports that the aircraft, registered HK-2494, was built in 1945,[5][6] for the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) as a Douglas TC-47B-DK (USAAF 44-76773 / MSN 16357 / 33105), and converted to a Douglas R4D-7 (USN Bureau Number 99826) for the United States Navy on 14 May 1945.[7][3] Re-designated as a Douglas TC-47K in 1962,[7][3] it was transferred to the University of Texas at Austin on 8 Oct 1971 with civil registration N87611.[7][3]

Crash

As the aircraft was cruising, the left engine suffered a failure, which disabled the oil system in that engine. The crew then radioed in a mayday and began a diversion to land at a runway at La Rinconada, a plantation. While they were descending, the crew could not feather the engine like was required in a engine failure, thus they began to lose speed as the engine windmilled, creating drag. At 10:31 am local time, the crew made their final transmission stating they had the runway in sight. Ground witnesses in the area said they saw the aircraft doing several turns while descending. The aircraft then crashed in proximity to a road, coming to rest just over the road, on fire. Plantation workers rushed to help, but they found no survivors.

See also

• List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 since 2000

References

Further reading

• Informe Final Accidente: COL-19-10-GIA Falla del sistema motor y colisión contra el terreno

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