Caucayá – Puerto Boy

On May 21, 1933 at 12:00 AM, Caucayá – Puerto Boy experienced a crash involving Junkers F.13, operated by Colombian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana, with the event recorded near Caucayá Antioquia.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Caucayá, the float plane suffered an engine failure. It stalled, impacted a tree and crashed in the Putumayo River. All five occupants were killed, among them two German crew and three mechanics of the Colombian Army. They were performing a mission on behalf of the Border Patrol Corps (Patrulla de Fronteras). Crew: M. Hänichen, pilot, Erich Rettich, mechanic. Passengers: Heriberto Gil Martínez +2.

Aircraft reference details include registration 202, MSN 543, year of manufacture 1920.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 7.4603°, -75.3222°.