Sogamoso – Trinidad – Paz de Ariporo – Tablón de Tamará – Nunchía – Sogamoso

On April 26, 1967 at 12:00 AM, Sogamoso – Trinidad – Paz de Ariporo – Tablón de Tamará – Nunchía – Sogamoso experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Avianca, with the event recorded near Sogamoso Boyacá.

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.

18 people were known to be on board, 17 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 94.4%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 15, other fatalities: 0.

About three minutes after takeoff from Sogamoso-Alberto Lleras Camargo Airport, while climbing, the airplane stalled and crashed in a wasteland located 3 km from the airfield. A crew member survived while 17 other occupants were killed. The airplane was on a round trip from Sogamoso to Trinidad, Paz de Ariporo, Tablón de Tamará, Nunchía and return.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-326, MSN 4631, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.7046°, -72.9422°.