Bogotá - Bogotá

On November 16, 1962 at 10:12 PM, Bogotá - Bogotá experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by Colombian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana, with the event recorded near Suárez Tolima.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Bogotá-El Dorado Airport in the evening for a night training mission. En route, the four engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Guayatama located near Suárez, about 100 km southwest of its departure point. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAC-693, MSN 10183, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.0485°, -74.8330°.