Villavicencio - Medellín

On October 15, 2004 at 07:50 AM, Villavicencio - Medellín experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Aerovanguardia - Aerovias Vanguardia, with the event recorded near Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Antioquia.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Villavicencio on a cargo flight to Medellin-José María Córdova Airport with one passenger and two pilots on board. While descending to Medellín, the crew was informed about the poor weather conditions at destination (poor visibility due to fog) and decided to divert to Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport. On final approach, the aircraft descended too low when it struck a mountain located 13 km short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-1503, MSN 17064/34331, year of manufacture 1945.