London – Barranquilla – Bogotá

On February 15, 1947 at 02:00 PM, London – Barranquilla – Bogotá experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-4, operated by Avianca, with the event recorded near Mt El Tablazo en Supatá Cundinamarca.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

53 people were known to be on board, 53 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 48, passenger fatalities: 48, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew started the descent to Bogotá-Techo in poor weather conditions with clouds and fog. At an altitude of 10,500 feet, the four engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt El Tablazo en Supatá located about 42 km north of Bogotá. The aircraft crashed and disintegrated. All 53 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the mountain was shrouded in clouds and the aircraft hit the mountain about two meters below the summit. Up to date, this accident was the worst in civil aviation history.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-114, MSN 10439, year of manufacture 1944.