Barranquilla - Bogotá

On September 10, 1980 at 09:30 PM, Barranquilla - Bogotá experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Aeronorte Colombia - Aerovias del Norte, with the event recorded near Puerto Berrío Antioquia.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The airplane departed Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport at 1930LT on a cargo flight to Bogotá. About two hours later, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in a wooded area located near Puerto Berrío. The wreckage was found few hours later and all three crew members were killed: Crew: Jaime Feged, pilot, Arnovis Guarín, copilot, Rafael Melo, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-329, MSN 4404, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 6.4975°, -74.4010°.