Arauca - Cúcuta

On December 18, 1979 at 12:00 AM, Arauca - Cúcuta experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by SATENA - Servicio de Aeronavegacion a Territorios Nacionales, with the event recorded near Mt Toledo Norte de Santander.

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

21 people were known to be on board, 21 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 16, passenger fatalities: 16, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine airplane was descending to Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport in limited visibility when, at an altitude of 3,400 meters, it struck the slope of Mt Toledo located about 35 km south from Cúcuta. The airplane was destroyed and all 21 occupants were killed, among them civilians.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAC-1106, MSN 10853, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 7.3105°, -72.4838°.