Cúcuta – Yopal

On March 18, 1999 at 04:30 PM, Cúcuta – Yopal experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Aliansa Colombia - Aerolíneas Andinas, with the event recorded near Tame Arauca.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The twin engine aircraft departed Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport at 1533LT on a charter flight to Yopal, carrying five passengers, three crew members and a load of 2,500 kilos of various goods. About an hour into the flight, while cruising over the El Cocuy National Park, the aircraft encountered unfavorable currents, lost height and crashed in an isolated and mountainous area located about 45 km west of Tame. The wreckage was found on 12 April 1999 and all eight occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-337, MSN 11831, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 6.4615°, -71.7245°.