Santo Domingo - Riohacha

On September 20, 1980 at 12:00 AM, Santo Domingo - Riohacha experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Aerolineas Argo, with the event recorded near Riohacha La Guajira.

The flight was categorized as illegal (smuggling) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While approaching Riohacha-Almirante Padilla Airport, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea few hundred meters off shore. All six occupants were rescued while the airplane was damaged beyond repair. It was reported that the flight was illegal as the airplane and its crew were involved in a contraband mission.

Aircraft reference details include registration HI-197, MSN 26716, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 11.0614°, -73.0514°.