Tumaco – Buenaventura

On May 12, 1938 at 12:00 AM, Tumaco – Buenaventura experienced a crash involving Junkers F.13, operated by SCADTA - Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aéreos, with the event recorded near Buenaventura Valle del Cauca.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

Probable cause: While approaching Buenaventura, the single engine aircraft christened 'Darién' crashed in unknown circumstances in the mouth of Rio Cajambre, some 40 km south of Buenaventura. All three occupants were injured while the aircraft was lost. Crew: Mr. Loest, pilot, Guillermo Calvo, copilot.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-35.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 3.8882°, -77.0774°.