Aguas Claras – Barrancabermeja

On June 19, 1959 at 12:30 PM, Aguas Claras – Barrancabermeja experienced a crash involving Noorduyn Norseman, operated by ASPA - Aspersiones Antes, with the event recorded near Barrancabermeja Santander.

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

8 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 12.5%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While approaching Barrancabermeja on a flight from Aguas Claras, the engine caught fire. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing when the airplane hit a tree and crashed in flames. All seven passengers were injured while the pilot and owner of the company, Walter Trujillo Villegas , was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-454, MSN 323, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 7.0160°, -73.8070°.