Ocaña – Cúcuta

On May 3, 1975 at 09:47 AM, Ocaña – Cúcuta experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by SATENA - Servicio de Aeronavegacion a Territorios Nacionales, with the event recorded near Sardinata Norte de Santander.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 57.1%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The airplane departed Ocaña at 0923LT for an ETA in Cúcuta at 0955LT. This flight was operated for the first time. About eight minutes before ETA, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located near Sardinata. All three passengers were injured while all four crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAC-663.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 8.0841°, -72.8001°.