DC-3 ( 1944 vintage) missing, presumed crashed, Columbia

A Douglas DC-3, registration HK-2820, has gone missing in Colombia and is understood to have crashed at Guatiquia canyon, with three people onboard. The aircraft belongs to a regional cargo carrier called Aliansa Aerolíneas Andinas.

The Colombian civil aviation authorities (Aeronáutica Civil) reported on the possible accident. Aeronautica Civil published a statement on Twitter. It read,

“At 07:05, local time, radar and communications contact were lost with the airplane Douglas DC-3, registration HK-2820, of the company Aliansa. The plane had departed at 7:00, local time, from Vanguardia de Villavicencio Airport.

According to reports by the local media outlet El Tiempo, the plane was found on a river bed in Guatiquia, Colombia. The aircraft departed Villavicencio on a training flight. There’s no information available about the current status of the people onboard.

77 Year Old Aliansa DC-3 Missing – Presumed Crashed – Simple Flying

With this loss, there are now ( give or take for serviceability)  182 flying examples worldwide.