Quibdo - Cartago

On March 10, 1934 at 11:00 AM, Quibdo - Cartago experienced a crash involving Sikorsky S-38, operated by SCADTA - Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aéreos, with the event recorded near El Águila Valle del Cauca.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 80.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

Named 'Von Krohn', the seaplane aircraft was on its way from Quibdó to Cartago, in the province of Valle del Cauca. The crew maintained radio contact till 1055LT. Five minutes later, the aircraft impacted a mountain slope in the region of El Águila. SAR arrived on the scene two weeks later only because the aircraft crashed in an isolated and unreachable area. The passenger J. C. Zúniga Angel and the mechanic Haucke Notz were found dead in the cabin while the pilot Hans-Walter Geck and the radio operator Ernst Jahnke were found dead few km from the main wreckage. They probably walked away to find help but they died en route. Eventually, the passenger N. C. Marshall was found alive near the wreckage and later evacuated to a local hospital. Crew: Hans-Walter Geck, pilot, † Haucke Notz, mechanic, † Ernst Jahnke, radio operator. † Passengers: J. C. Zúniga Angel, † N. C. Marshall.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-46, MSN 114-6, year of manufacture 1929.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.9382°, -76.0603°.