Uribe - Bogotá

On April 10, 1977 at 12:00 AM, Uribe - Bogotá experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Taxi Aéreo El Venado, with the event recorded near Saliente del Rio Guape Meta.

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

35 people were known to be on board, 35 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 31, passenger fatalities: 31, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Uribe to Bogotá-El Dorado Airport, while cruising by night, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the region of Saliente del Rio Guape. As the aircraft failed to arrive at Bogotá, SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspend few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 35 occupants was found. The wreckage was found 35 days later on the slope of Mt Guape, at an altitude of 2,200 meters. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 35 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-556, MSN 4958, year of manufacture 1942.