Bogotá - Bogotá

On January 24, 1980 at 12:00 AM, Bogotá - Bogotá experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Aerotal Colombia - Aerolineas Territoriales de Colombia, with the event recorded near Bogotá-El Dorado Bogotá Capital District.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was engaged in a local test flight at Bogotá-El Dorado Airport, carrying four crew members, two pilots and two engineers. After passing over runway 12 at an altitude of about 200 feet, the pilot was able to send a brief mayday message when the airplane banked left and crashed in flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-2214, MSN 11627, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.6163°, -74.0738°.