HK-326 — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

April 26, 1967Accident
Almost immediately after takeoff from Sogamoso-Alberto Lleras Camargo Airport, while in initial climb in limited visibility, the left engine failed. The crew initiate a circuit to return to the airport for an emergency landing when the airplane stalled and crashed in a wasteland located 8 km from the airport.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 17 fatalities
The primary cause of the accident is an inadequate correction of a previously reported mechanical fault as oil was observed leaking into the left engine turbine section. The appropriate corrective technical action was not taken. Full accident record