Cartagena – Bogotá

On May 10, 1947 at 03:15 PM, Cartagena – Bogotá experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-60 LodeStar, operated by Compañia Transandina de Aviación, with the event recorded near Cartagena Bolívar.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

During initial climb, while at a height of some 300 meters, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea few hundred yards off shore. Both crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-801.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.3823°, -75.5009°.