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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper
    Latest Model:DC-3C
    Last Military Serial:43-16420 USAAF
    Construction Number:20886
    Last Civil Registration:HK-2006
    Latest Owner or Location:ALIANSA Colombia

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    Event

    Constructed as a C-47B-1-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA.

    28 August 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-16420.

    Remanufactured as a DC-3C.
    New construction number, 43086, assigned to the airframe.

    20 December 1946

    To Chase National Bank of the City of NY US with new c/r NC67125.

    Circa 1963

    To Dow Chemical Company with new c/r N69K.

    By November 1966

    To Montgomery Ward and Company US Inc, Chicago, IL with new c/r N524W.

    September 1968

    To J D Reed and Company US Inc, Houston, TX with new c/r N712MW.

    By 1971

    To Joe D Reed, Houston, TX with new c/r N231GR.

    By February 1972

    To Ramada Inns Inc keeping c/r N231GR.

    June 1972

    To P H Flood, Lima, OH keeping c/r N231GR.

    March 1973

    To D Hennessy keeping c/r N231GR.

    14 April 1976

    To Aircraft 5 Export Inc, Miami, FL with new c/r N43A.

    17 October 1978

    Civil registration, N43A, cancelled.
    Exported to Colombia.

    1978

    To TANA, Colombia with new c/r HK-2006X.

    1979

    To LAPO keeping c/r HK-2006X.

    1980

    To Servicios Aereos de US Exploracion de US Petrolos Bogota (SAEP) keeping c/r HK-2006X.

    2000

    To Latina de Aviacion Ltd Santafe de Bogota with new c/r HK-2006.

    By 24 January 2008

    To Viarco keeping c/r HK-2006.

    24 January 2008

    Crashed.
    Summary: The damage to the airframe was substantial. There were 22,747 hours on the airframe at the time. The domestic non scheduled passenger flight departed San Jose del Guaviare-Jorge E. Gonzalez T. Airport (SJE/SKSJ), Colombia and was destined for Teresita Airport, Colombia. The accident occurred at Teresita Airport (Colombia) while landing. The airframe was repaired. Narrative: The DC-3 was substantially damaged during a landing accident at the Teresita Airport. Teresita has a single runway (07/25), 630 m in length...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    2011


    Photographer: David Osborn
    Notes: At Villavicencio La Vanguardia

    16 July 2014

    Aircraft registration shown on instrument panel.

    By 28 February 2021

    To ALIANSA Colombia keeping c/r HK-2006.

    28 February 2021

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was damaged but was repairable. The flight departed Mitu-Fabio Alberto Leon Bentley Airport (MVP/SKMU), Colombia and was destined for Monfort Airport (MFB), Colombia. The accident occurred at Monfort Airport (MFB) (Colombia) while landing. Narrative: The Douglas DC-3 of Aliansa had an accident while landing at Monfort Airport, Colombia. All three on board were unhurt.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.


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