San Vicente del Caguán – Bogotá

On June 4, 1963 at 12:00 AM, San Vicente del Caguán – Bogotá experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Aerolineas TAO, with the event recorded near Cordillera de Los Picachos National Park Meta.

The flight was categorized as cargo 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: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft departed San Vicente del Caguán on a cargo flight to Bogotá-El Dorado Airport, carrying two passengers, three crew and a load consisting of 12 calves. As the airplane failed to arrive in Bogotá, SAR operations were conducted. A week later, the wreckage was found on the slope of Mt Mirador located in the Cordillera de Los Picachos National Park, State of Meta. All five occupants and all 12 animals were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-1082.