Valle del Cauca | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

After landing in the harbor of Buenaventura, the seaplane hit a floating tree trunk, went out of control and came to rest. At least one occupant was killed.

Probable cause:

Collision with a tree trunk.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 near Buenaventura

Date & Time: May 12, 1938

Type of aircraft:

Junkers F.13

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C-35

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Tumaco – Buenaventura

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While approaching Buenaventura, the single engine aircraft named 'Darién' crashed in unknown circumstances in the mouth of Rio Cajambre, some 40 km south of Buenaventura. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was lost.
Crew:
Mr. Loest, pilot,
Guillermo Calvo, copilot.

Crash of a Stinson SR-9 Reliant in Felidia: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Stinson SR-9 Reliant

Operator:

Cuban Air Force - Cuerpo de Aviación del Ejército de Cuba (1918-1952)

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Mountains

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Bogotá – Panama City

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While flying in foggy conditions, the aircraft struck a mountain and crashed near Felidia, west of Cali. All three occupants were killed, among them a journalist. Two other similar aircrafts crashed at the same time in similar circumstances.

Crash of a Stinson SR-9 Reliant in Felidia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Stinson SR-9 Reliant

Operator:

Cuban Air Force - Cuerpo de Aviación del Ejército de Cuba (1918-1952)

Registration:

104

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Mountains

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Bogotá – Panama City

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While flying in foggy conditions, the aircraft struck a mountain and crashed near Felidia, west of Cali. Both occupants were killed. Two other similar aircrafts crashed at the same time and in similar circumstances.

Crash of a Stinson SR-9 Reliant in Felidia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Stinson SR-9 Reliant

Operator:

Cuban Air Force - Cuerpo de Aviación del Ejército de Cuba (1918-1952)

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Flight

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Military

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Mountains

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Bogotá – Panama City

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Crash of a Junkers F.13 near Punta Bazán

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1934

Type of aircraft:

Junkers F.13

Operator:

Registration:

C-32

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

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Buenaventura - Punta Bazán

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On approach to Punta Bazán, the single engine airplane named 'Pacifico' crashed in unknown circumstances. All five occupants, including the pilot Klein, were injured.

Crash of a Sikorsky S-38B in El Águila: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1934 at 1100 LT

Type of aircraft:

Sikorsky S-38

Operator:

Registration:

C-46

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Quibdo - Cartago

MSN:

114-6

YOM:

1929

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Named 'Von Krohn', the seaplane aircraft was on its way from Quibdó to Cartago, in the province of Valle del Cauca. The crew maintained radio contact till 1055LT. Five minutes later, the aircraft impacted a mountain slope in the region of El Águila. SAR arrived on the scene two weeks later only because the aircraft crashed in an isolated and unreachable area. The passenger J. C. Zúniga Angel and the mechanic Haucke Notz were found dead in the cabin while the pilot Hans-Walter Geck and the radio operator Ernst Jahnke were found dead few km from the main wreckage. They probably walked away to find help but they died en route. Eventually, the passenger N. C. Marshall was found alive near the wreckage and later evacuated to a local hospital.
Crew:
Hans-Walter Geck, pilot, †
Haucke Notz, mechanic, †
Ernst Jahnke, radio operator. †
Passengers:
J. C. Zúniga Angel, †
N. C. Marshall.

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

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C-39

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Flight

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Plain, Valley

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Cali - Cali

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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.