Panama City – Medellín – Bogotá

On May 19, 1993 at 03:06 PM, Panama City – Medellín – Bogotá experienced a crash involving Boeing 727-100, operated by SAM Colombia - Sociedad Aeronáutica de Medellín, with the event recorded near Mt Páramo Frontino Antioquia.

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

132 people were known to be on board, 132 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 125, passenger fatalities: 125, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On the leg from Panama City to Medellín, the crew was approaching the Abejorral NDB at an altitude of 16,000 feet and was cleared to descend to FL120. Few minutes later, while descending to the altitude of 12,300 feet in poor weather conditions, the three engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Páramo Frontino located about 85 km northwest of Medellín-José María Córdova Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 132 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was poor due to clouds, mist and rain.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-2422X, MSN 18876, year of manufacture 1965.