Villavicencio – Puerto Inírida

On February 12, 1970 at 07:38 AM, Villavicencio – Puerto Inírida experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Lineas Aéreas La Urraca, with the event recorded near Puerto López Meta.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane departed Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport at 0620LT on a scheduled flight to Puerto Inírida. About 55 minutes into the flight, the left engine oversped and the crew decided to return to Villavicencio. Some 23 minutes later, the aircraft crashed in Puerto López. A passenger was seriously injured while 13 other occupants were killed. Three days later, the only survivor died from his injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-1270, MSN 4544, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.1001°, -72.9088°.