Barranquilla – Bogotá

On December 29, 1954 at 12:00 AM, Barranquilla – Bogotá experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Lineas Aéreas del Caribe - LIDCA, with the event recorded near Barranquilla Atlántico.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the right engine caught fire. The airplane went out of control and crashed. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-459.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 11.0168°, -74.8622°.