Bogotá - Flandes - Bogotá

On January 5, 1974 at 03:16 PM, Bogotá - Flandes - Bogotá experienced a crash involving Lockheed 18 LodeStar, operated by Aeropesca Colombia, with the event recorded near Bogotá-El Dorado Bogotá Capital District.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew (three pilots under supervision and two instructors) departed Bogotá-El Dorado Airport in the early morning on a training flight to Flandes, Tolima. Several touch and go maneuvers were completed at Flandes Airport and during the last takeoff, the undercarriage failed to retract after the hydraulic system failed. On approach to Bogotá-El Dorado, the crew was unable to lower the flaps thus a flapless landing was completed on runway 12. After touchdown, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest in a drainage ditch. All five occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-1146, MSN 2327, year of manufacture 1943.

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