Villavicencio – Puerto Carreño – La Primavera

On May 28, 1994 at 07:38 AM, Villavicencio – Puerto Carreño – La Primavera experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Trans Oriente Colombia - Transportes Aéreos Regular Secundario Oriental, with the event recorded near Villavicencio Meta.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

29 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 22 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 24.1%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 26, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Less than three minutes after takeoff from Villavicencio-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport, while climbing, the captain reported engine problems to ATC. While approaching an open field at low speed in an attempt to make an emergency landing, the crew lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed. All three crew members and four passengers were killed while 21 others were injured. A passenger escaped uninjured. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact. It was reported that one of the engine lost power during initial climb and white smoke was coming out.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-2213, MSN 11752, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.1487°, -73.6214°.