Yopal – Sogamoso

On September 8, 1953 at 09:15 AM, Yopal – Sogamoso experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by Colombian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana, with the event recorded near Yopal Casanare.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The single engine aircraft departed Yopal at 0909LT bound for Sogamoso with one pilot and five civilians on board. Few minutes later, it crashed in a mountainous area near Yopal. As it failed to arrive in Sogamoso, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the six occupants was found. The wreckage was eventually located March 30, 1954.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAC-107, MSN 378, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.3324°, -72.3854°.