Bucaramanga – Bogotá

On March 11, 1965 at 07:10 AM, Bucaramanga – Bogotá experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Avianca, with the event recorded near Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Santander.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

34 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 34 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 31, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

During the takeoff roll at Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Airport, the airplane became uncontrollable, veered off runway and struck a ditch before coming to rest in flames. All 34 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-153, MSN 4711, year of manufacture 1942.