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Antioquia

Crash of a Junkers W.34hi in Puerto Boy

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
404
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Puerto Leguizamo – Tres Esquinas
MSN:
2761
YOM:
1934
Location:
Puerto Boy
Putumayo
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing near Puerto Boy, Putumayo. The aircraft was found few hours later and all four occupants (three crew members and a woman passenger) were injured and rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Junkers W.34hi in Potosí

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1934 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
409
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Puerto Boy – Potosí
MSN:
2825
YOM:
1934
Location:
Potosí
Cundinamarca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While descending to Potosí, the engine failed. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing when the floatplane crashed. All four occupants were injured.

Crash of a Junkers K.34do into the Caguán River

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
402
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Girardot – Puerto Boy
MSN:
2572
YOM:
1928
Location:
Río Caguán
Caquetá
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Girardot on a flight to Puerto Boy. En route, weather conditions deteriorated with thunderstorm activity. The crew attempted an emergency landing in the Caguán River when the floatplane crashed. Both crew members were injured and rescued.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Caucayá: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
202
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Caucayá – Puerto Boy
MSN:
543
YOM:
1920
Location:
Caucayá
Antioquia
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Caucayá, the float plane suffered an engine failure. It stalled, impacted a tree and crashed in the Putumayo River. All five occupants were killed, among them two German crew and three mechanics of the Colombian Army. They were performing a mission on behalf of the Border Patrol Corps (Patrulla de Fronteras).
Crew:
M. Hänichen, pilot,
Erich Rettich, mechanic.
Passengers:
Heriberto Gil Martínez +2.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after takeoff.
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