Bogotá - Valledupar
Flight / Schedule
Bogotá - Valledupar
Aircraft
Fairchild F27Registration
HK-1139
MSN
75
Year of Manufacture
1960
Date
February 5, 1972 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Valledupar Cesar
Region
South America • Colombia
Coordinates
10.4767°, -73.2691°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On February 5, 1972 at 12:00 AM, Bogotá - Valledupar experienced a crash involving Fairchild F27, operated by TAC Colombia - Transportes Aéreos del Cesar, with the event recorded near Valledupar Cesar.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.
19 people were known to be on board, 19 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: 15, passenger fatalities: 15, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew started the descent to Valledupar-Alfonso Lopez Airport in limited visibility when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located few dozen km from Valledupar. The wreckage was found three days later and all 19 occupants have been killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration HK-1139, MSN 75, year of manufacture 1960.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.4767°, -73.2691°.
Fatalities
Total
19
Crew
4
Passengers
15
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew started the descent to Valledupar-Alfonso Lopez Airport in limited visibility when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located few dozen km from Valledupar. The wreckage was found three days later and all 19 occupants have been killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
15
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 19
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Bogotá - Valledupar
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
South America • Colombia