Saravena – Villavicencio – Bogotá

On July 26, 1975 at 06:40 PM, Saravena – Villavicencio – Bogotá experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by SATENA - Servicio de Aeronavegacion a Territorios Nacionales, with the event recorded near Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Boyacá.

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

10 people were known to be on board, 10 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: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Saravena to Villavicencio, the crew declared an emergency when control was lost and the airplane crashed on the slope of a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy. The aircraft was destroyed and all 10 occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAC-654.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 6.5356°, -72.3092°.