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While completing a training flight at low height with three paratroopers and a crew of five on board, the airplane struck a hill and crashed. All eight occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Bucaramanga: 15 killed

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1965

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

Operator:

Registration:

HK-118

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Bogotá – Bucaramanga

MSN:

6182

YOM:

1942

Flight number:

AV508

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While approaching Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Airport from the north, the Dakota collided with a private Piper PA-18A Super Cub registered HK-922P. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near the Las Terrazas residential area. All 15 occupants on board the DC-3 and the pilot of the PA-18 were killed.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the collision remains unclear.

Crash of a Noorduyn Norseman near Selkirk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1965

Type of aircraft:

Noorduyn Norseman

Operator:

Registration:

CF-OBF

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Ferry

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Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

587

YOM:

1944

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The pilot, sole on board, was completing a flight from a fish camp to Selkirk. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in an isolated area. As the airplane failed to arrive at Selkirk, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was found. The burnt wreckage was found in June 1966.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 near Mahandri: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1965 at 0630 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Registration:

AP-ATT

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Rawalpindi – Skardu

MSN:

10279

YOM:

1965

Location:

Mahandri

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (خیبرپختونخوا)

Country:

Pakistan

Region:

Asia

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Captain / Total flying hours:

5640

Captain / Total hours on type:

3510.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

865

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Aircraft flight hours:

491

Aircraft flight cycles:

528

Circumstances:

The aircraft took off from Rawalpindi Airport at 0601LT on a domestic flight to Skardu, carrying 9,146 pounds of food supplies. At 0604LT, it called Cherat Homer stating that it was due at control zone boundary at 0610LT. According to the Chakhlala ATC log the aircraft called Skardu at 0607LT on 119.7 but there was no response from Skardu on this frequency. According to the Skardu log: Skardu asked Gilgit at 0620LT to listen out for the aircraft and advise it to change over to 5514 kcs. The aircraft called Skardu at 0630LT on 5514 kcs. There was no further communication with the aircraft. It was subsequently found that the aircraft had struck the northern side of a ridge at an elevation of 13,100 feet just inside Pakistan territory near the Pakistan-Azad Kashmir border. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

The cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty.

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Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver in Waldegg-Peisching: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1965 at 1503 LT

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver

Operator:

Registration:

3B-GE

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Wiener Neustadt - Wiener Neustadt

MSN:

1424

YOM:

1960

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The crew left Wiener Neustadt Airport for a local training mission with four skydivers on board. The airplane was in a formation with three other similar aircraft. Three minutes after takeoff, while climbing, the single aircraft went out of control and crashed in a prairie located 14 km northwest of the airfield. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and all six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Wilfling Franz, pilot,
Farkas Franz, pilot.
Passengers:
Paky Leopold,
Leeb Gerd,
Parzer Werner,
Hofer Harald.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123B-16-FA Provider in Long Tieng: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 3, 1965

Type of aircraft:

Fairchild C-123 Provider

Operator:

Registration:

N5003X

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

20234

YOM:

1955

Location:

Long Tieng

Xieng Khouang Province

Country:

Laos

Region:

Asia

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On final approach to Long Tieng Airport, the pilot apparently spotted oil drums on the runway and decided to attempt a go around when control was lost. The airplane stalled and crashed short of runway. Two crew members were seriously injured while the third occupant was killed.

Crash of a Douglas B-26B Invader in Niquelândia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1965

Type of aircraft:

Douglas A-26 Invader

Operator:

Registration:

5155

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Schedule:

Parnamirim – Brasília

MSN:

28694

YOM:

1944

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Niquelândia while completing a flight from Parnamirim AFB (Natal), to Brasília. Two crew members were killed and two others survived.