Tumaco - Cali

On August 12, 1974 at 10:00 AM, Tumaco - Cali experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Avianca, with the event recorded near Buenaventura Valle del Cauca.

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

27 people were known to be on board, 27 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 24, passenger fatalities: 24, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew departed Tumaco-La Florida Airport at 0825LT with an ETA in Cali at 0955LT. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with a limited visibility due to rain falls. The airplane deviated from the prescribed flight plan when, at an altitude of 9,670 feet, it struck the slope of Mt Trujillo located in the region of Buenaventura, about 75 km northwest of Cali Airport. SAR operations were suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. Eventually, the wreckage was found in a ravine on October 31st 1974. All 27 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-508, MSN 4527, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 3.8882°, -77.0774°.