N51963

Crashed in a banana plantation near Ciéanaga while involved in an illegal flight. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Flight / Schedule

N51963

Registration

N51963

MSN

66

Year of Manufacture

1956

Date

July 30, 1978 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Illegal (smuggling)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Ciénaga Magdalena

Region

South America • Colombia

Coordinates

11.0108°, -74.2516°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On July 30, 1978 at 12:00 AM, N51963 experienced a crash involving Percival P.66 Pembroke, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Ciénaga Magdalena.

The flight was categorized as illegal (smuggling) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Crashed in a banana plantation near Ciéanaga while involved in an illegal flight. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration N51963, MSN 66, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 11.0108°, -74.2516°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Crashed in a banana plantation near Ciéanaga while involved in an illegal flight. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

0

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details

Flight Type

Illegal (smuggling)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

South America • Colombia

Aircraft Details

Registration

N51963

MSN

66

Year of Manufacture

1956