El Secreto – Bogota

On March 15, 1948 at 12:00 AM, El Secreto – Bogota experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Agencia Interamericana de Aviación - AIDA Colombia, with the event recorded near Alto El Arrastradero Cundinamarca.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 93.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to Bogota Airport, the aircraft hit the slope of Alto El Arrastradero mountain located about 40 km northeast of the capital city. A 14 years old girl was rescued while 14 other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-1002, MSN 6252, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.8865°, -73.7251°.