Villavicencio – Bogota

On March 8, 1947 at 02:59 PM, Villavicencio – Bogota experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by VIARCO - Vias Aéreas Colombianas, with the event recorded near Villavicencio Meta.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Twelve minutes after its takeoff from Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport, while climbing in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 25 km northwest of the airport. The wreckage was found four days later. All nine occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-400, MSN 4792, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.1487°, -73.6214°.