Miraflores – San José del Guaviare – Villavicencio

On June 6, 2005 at 07:40 AM, Miraflores – San José del Guaviare – Villavicencio experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Transportes Aéreos del Ariari - TARI, with the event recorded near Miraflores Boyacá.

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

28 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 28 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 25, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft, chartered by the Colombian Army, was completing a special flight from Miraflores to Villavicencio with an intermediate stop in San José del Guaviare, carrying three crew members and a certain number of soldiers (around 25 but the exact number could not be confirmed). Shortly after takeoff from runway 20, while in initial climb, the left engine caught fire. The crew elected to return for an emergency landing and initiated a right turn when smoke entered the cabin. Shortly later, the left main gear detached and as the speed dropped, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a wooded area located 2 km from the airport. All occupants were rescued, some were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-3462, MSN 11759, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.1955°, -73.1435°.