Crash of a Convair CV-300 near Unguía

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1978
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N777DC
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Panama City - Bogotá
MSN:
141
YOM:
1949
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Panama City to Bogotá, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in the Unguía lagoon and came to rest. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was written off. It was reported that the crew was not authorized to enter the Colombian airspace.