A Douglas DC-3 retrofitted with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AR turboprop engines veered off the runway in San Filipe, central Colombia on Friday (April 8), severely damaging the aircraft but leaving six passengers and the Aliansa Aerolineas Andinas crew uninjured. It remains unclear whether the 79-year-old transport was taking off or landing. Though described as a landing accident in some accounts, video of the accident sequence shows that the flaps were retracted, suggesting the mishap resulted from a rejected takeoff gone wrong, perhaps due to a puncture of the left main tire.
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