Turbo – Juradó – Medellín
Flight / Schedule
Turbo – Juradó – Medellín
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-2 BeaverRegistration
HK-1044
MSN
101
Year of Manufacture
1951
Date
June 13, 1975 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Serranía del Baudó Chocó
Region
South America • Colombia
Narrative Report
On June 13, 1975 at 12:00 AM, Turbo – Juradó – Medellín experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by Transportes Colombiana de Aviacion - TAVINA, with the event recorded near Serranía del Baudó Chocó.
The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.
The single engine airplane was completing a charter flight from Turbo to Medellín with an intermediate stop in Juradó. About 20 minutes after its departure from Juradó, the airplane disappeared and the pilot did not send any distress call. As the airplane failed to arrive in Medellín, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the six occupants was found. The wreckage was found 12 years later in an isolated and uninhabited area near Serranía del Baudó, about 100 km south from the route Juradó - Medellín.
Aircraft reference details include registration HK-1044, MSN 101, year of manufacture 1951.
Fatalities
Total
6
Crew
1
Passengers
5
Other
0
Crash Summary
The single engine airplane was completing a charter flight from Turbo to Medellín with an intermediate stop in Juradó. About 20 minutes after its departure from Juradó, the airplane disappeared and the pilot did not send any distress call. As the airplane failed to arrive in Medellín, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the six occupants was found. The wreckage was found 12 years later in an isolated and uninhabited area near Serranía del Baudó, about 100 km south from the route Juradó - Medellín.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
5
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Turbo – Juradó – Medellín
Flight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
South America • Colombia
Aircraft Details
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