Barranquilla – Girardot

On October 10, 1939 at 07:30 AM, Barranquilla – Girardot experienced a crash involving Junkers W.34, operated by SCADTA - Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aéreos, with the event recorded near Calarmar Bolívar.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 5 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The single engine aircraft christened 'Boyacá' left Barranquilla at 0700LT bound for Girardot. While cruising off Calarmar, State of Bolívar, the seaplane went out of control and crashed in a lagoon in the Rio Magdalena, some 3 km off Calarmar. All five occupants were killed, among them copilot Herbert Laasch.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-53, year of manufacture 1928.