Region
South America

Crash of a Sikorsky S-38B in Colombia

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Sikorsky S-38
Operator:
Registration:
C-45
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Location:
Colombia
All Colombia
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Colombia. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in 1932. The airplane was named 'Ernesto Cortissoz'.

Crash of a Fokker Super Universal in La Mesa: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1932 at 1016 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker Super Universal
Operator:
Registration:
C-44
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Girardot – Bogotá
MSN:
828
YOM:
1931
Location:
La Mesa
Cundinamarca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane named 'Medellín' crashed in unknown circumstances in La Mesa, some 50 km west of Bogotá, while performing a cargo flight from Girardot. The passenger and the pilot Günther Klotz were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Cali: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1930
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
C-39
Flight Phase:
Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cali - Cali
Location:
Cali
Valle del Cauca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was supposed to drop promotion materials over the area of Cali. En route, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in unknown circumstances. The airplane named 'Garza' was destroyed and both crew members were killed, among them pilot von Burchardt.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Girardot

Date & Time: May 16, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
C-30
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Girardot
Cundinamarca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The takeoff procedure was performed during the evening from the Magdalena River. Thus, the visibility was limited. During the takeoff roll, the seaplane named 'Chocó' hit a sandbar and came to rest upside down. While six people were slightly injured, a passenger, Mr. Juan de J. Gutiérrez, drowned. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Barranquilla: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
A-9
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
618
YOM:
1921
Location:
Barranquilla
Atlántico
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
35 minutes after his departure from Barranquilla, the crew encountered technical problems and decided to return. On final approach, at a height of 100 meters, the aircraft stalled and crashed. Three occupants were seriously injured while two others were killed: the pilot Hans Krüger and the passenger Otto Furhop. The aircraft was named 'Cauca'.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Mompós

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
A-4
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
554
YOM:
1920
Location:
Mompós
Bolívar
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered technical problems and was forced to complete an emergency landing. While the aircraft named 'Bogotá' was damaged beyond repair, all five occupants escaped unhurt.
Probable cause:
Technical failure.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 off Puerto Wilches

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
A-10
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Girardot - Puerto Wilches
MSN:
615
YOM:
1921
Location:
Puerto Wilches
Santander
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing on the Rio Magdalena off Puerto Wilches, the seaplane named 'Caldas' went out of control and sank. All four occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Oswald Schütz, pilot,
Fritz Wülfert, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Colombia

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Location:
Colombia
All Colombia
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Colombia. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in January 1926. Registration and crew fate unknown.
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