San Andrés – Cartagena – Medellín

On December 8, 1959 at 12:00 PM, San Andrés – Cartagena – Medellín experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by SAM Colombia - Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín, with the event recorded near Caribbean Sea All World.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

45 people were known to be on board, 45 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: 42, passenger fatalities: 42, other fatalities: 0.

Twenty minutes after his departure from San Andrés Island, while cruising at an altitude of 9,500 feet, the captain informed ATC about his position vertical to PC-2 beacon in good weather conditions. This was the last radio transmission. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended three days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 45 occupants was found. Eight days later, some equipment of the right main gear were found on a beach of the Moron Island in Panama.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-515, MSN 26941, year of manufacture 1944.