Condoto – Cali

On March 9, 1955 at 03:15 PM, Condoto – Cali experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Avianca, with the event recorded near Trujillo Valle del Cauca.

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

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft departed Condoto at 1436LT with an ETA in Cali at 1535LT and was carrying five passengers, a crew of three and a load of gold and platinum. While cruising at an altitude of 12,500 feet north of Cali, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed on a mountain side located near Trujillo. As the airplane failed to arrive in Cali, SAR operations were conducted and the wreckage was found four days later, on March 13. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all eight occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-328, MSN 20224, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.2123°, -76.3189°.