Bogotá – Barranquilla – San Andrés

On January 21, 1972 at 12:00 AM, Bogotá – Barranquilla – San Andrés experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by Lineas Aéreas La Urraca, with the event recorded near Bogotá-El Dorado Bogotá Capital District.

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.

20 people were known to be on board, 20 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: 15, passenger fatalities: 15, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. Four minutes after takeoff from Bogotá-El Dorado Airport, while climbing, the four engine airplane suffered an explosion and crashed in a field located 20 km from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all 20 occupants were killed. It is reported that an unknown explosion occurred during climb.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-1347, MSN 442, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.6163°, -74.0738°.