Villavicencio – San Luis de Palenque

On September 19, 1953 at 12:00 AM, Villavicencio – San Luis de Palenque experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Avianca, with the event recorded near San Luis de Palenque Casanare.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed while approaching San Luis de Palenque Airport. A crew member was killed while three other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-143, MSN 10088, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.4220°, -71.7319°.