From ASN of all authorities! I do know they have omitted some crashes but allowing this egregious error?
"09-MAR-2019 - LASER Aéro Colombia Douglas DC-3 accident: 12 dead
The Douglas DC-3 aircraft impacted a rural dirt road near Villavicencio under unknown circumstances. The aircraft fuselage forward of the wings was completely destroyed by the post-impact fire. There are no survivors. The authorities .... "
"3" in Spanish is Tres. "9" in Spanish is Nueve. Not even close. Poor handwriting by reporter? "Dos-motor Douglas" airliner? Maybe..
HK-2494 was indeed registered to a SADELCA Douglas DC-3. Aviation Safety Network (ASN) is currently listing this crash as a Douglas DC-3 built in 1945. Note that DC-3 production in 1945 was sidelined for production of military C-47 type(s).
Last edited by evansb; 9th Mar 2019 at 21:00.