Bogotá – Bucaramanga – Cúcuta

On June 8, 1974 at 02:27 PM, Bogotá – Bucaramanga – Cúcuta experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by Aerolineas TAO, with the event recorded near Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Norte de Santander.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

44 people were known to be on board, 44 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 38, passenger fatalities: 38, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While descending to Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport in good weather conditions at an altitude of 7,000 feet, the four engine airplane went out of control and crashed on the slope of Mt San Isidro located near the Colombia - Venezuela border. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 44 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-1058, MSN 380, year of manufacture 1958.