Leticia - Bogotá

On July 24, 1985 at 05:00 PM, Leticia - Bogotá experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-6, operated by Colombian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana, with the event recorded near Leticia Amazonas.

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

80 people were known to be on board, 80 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: 76, passenger fatalities: 76, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Some aircraft operated by the Colombian Air Force were requisitioned to carry out regular schedule flights on behalf of Avianca because their pilots were striking. Few minutes after takeoff from Leticia-Alfredo Vásquez Cobo Airport, the pilot declared an emergency after the engine n°3 caught fire. While returning, fire spread to the right wing and the airplane went out of control and crashed in a jungle located 32 km north of the airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 80 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAC-902, MSN 45067, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -4.2184°, -69.9343°.