C-63

On January 17, 1939 at 12:00 AM, C-63 experienced a crash involving Ford 5, operated by SCADTA - Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aéreos, with the event recorded near Sumapaz Cundinamarca.

The flight was categorized as aerial photography and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The three engine aircraft christened 'Leticia' was carrying a photographer and a crew of three on an aerial photography mission. The aircraft left Bogota-Techo Airfield and disappeared in unknown circumstances. SAR operations did not find any trace of the aircraft nor the four occupants. Several years later, walkers found the wreckage of the aircraft in an isolated mountainous area. Crew: Max Zimmer, Walter Wend, Hermann Fellner.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-63.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.3292°, -74.3913°.