Girardot – Bogotá
Flight / Schedule
Girardot – Bogotá
Aircraft
Fokker Super UniversalRegistration
C-44
MSN
828
Year of Manufacture
1931
Date
December 15, 1932 at 10:16 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
La Mesa Cundinamarca
Region
South America • Colombia
Coordinates
4.6327°, -74.4616°
Narrative Report
On December 15, 1932 at 10:16 AM, Girardot – Bogotá experienced a crash involving Fokker Super Universal, operated by SCADTA - Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aéreos, with the event recorded near La Mesa Cundinamarca.
The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.
The airplane named 'Medellín' crashed in unknown circumstances in La Mesa, some 50 km west of Bogotá, while performing a cargo flight from Girardot. The passenger and the pilot Günther Klotz were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration C-44, MSN 828, year of manufacture 1931.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.6327°, -74.4616°.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
1
Passengers
1
Other
0
Crash Summary
The airplane named 'Medellín' crashed in unknown circumstances in La Mesa, some 50 km west of Bogotá, while performing a cargo flight from Girardot. The passenger and the pilot Günther Klotz were killed.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
1
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Girardot – Bogotá
Flight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
South America • Colombia