Crash of a Boeing 247D in Tona: 11 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 29, 1940 at 1000 LT
Operator:
Registration:
C-79
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bogota – Bucaramanga – Cúcuta
YOM:
1937
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the pilot failed to realize he was flying too low. The twin engine aircraft named 'Quesada' impacted the slope of a mountain located near Tona, northeast of Bucaramanga. All 11 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
