SCADTA - Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aéreos

Boeing 247

En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the pilot did not realize he was flying too low. The twin engine aircraft christened 'Quesada' hit a mountain near Tona, northeast of Bucaramanga and was destroyed. All eleven occupants were killed.

Junkers W.34

The single engine aircraft christened 'Boyacá' left Barranquilla at 0700LT bound for Girardot. While cruising off Calarmar, State of Bolívar, the seaplane went out of control and crashed in a lagoon in the Rio Magdalena, some 3 km off Calarmar. All five occupants were killed, among them copilot Herbert Laasch.

Boeing 247

The twin engine aircraft christened 'Antonio de Ollala' was performing a flight from Barranquilla to Bogota with two intermediate stops in Barrancabermeja and Honda. The aircraft left Barrancabermeja at 1240LT and was scheduled to arrive in Honda at 1350LT. On approach, the aircraft went out of control and crashed for unknown reason in Manzanares, west of Honda. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed. Crew: Samuel Zerda, pilot, Ulrich Schneider, copilot and radio operator. Passengers: Roberto Blanco, Barbarita Rodriguez de Blanco, Margot Blanco Rodriguez, R. F. Beaujon, Gerard Frobel, Mr Lozano.

Ford 5

The three engine aircraft christened 'Leticia' was carrying a photographer and a crew of three on an aerial photography mission. The aircraft left Bogota-Techo Airfield and disappeared in unknown circumstances. SAR operations did not find any trace of the aircraft nor the four occupants. Several years later, walkers found the wreckage of the aircraft in an isolated mountainous area. Crew: Max Zimmer, Walter Wend, Hermann Fellner.

Ford 5

The aircraft christened 'Barranquilla' was carrying a crew of six that was taking part to a SAR mission after a Junkers F.13 from the same company disappeared the previous day. On final approach to Quibdó Airport, the seaplane went out of control and crashed 2 km short of runway. All six occupants were injured while the aircraft was lost.

Junkers F.13

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

Sikorsky S-38

Christened 'Guillermo Valencia', the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Colombia.

Junkers F.13

The single engine aircraft christened 'Córdoba' was on its way to Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca. En route, in unknown circumstances, the float plane crashed into the Río San Juan off the village of Palestina, south of Chocó State. While the pilot was seriously injured, the copilot and the passenger were killed. Crew: Günther Fries, pilot, Joseph Englert, copilot. Passenger: Mr. Wasfi.

Fokker Super Universal

The pilot Henke was performing a cargo flight from Bogotá to Útica. En route, an engine failure forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft eventually crashed, killing the pilot.

Junkers F.13

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