Puerto Leguizamo – Tres Esquinas

On February 15, 1949 at 12:00 AM, Puerto Leguizamo – Tres Esquinas experienced a crash involving Junkers W.34, operated by Colombian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana, with the event recorded near Puerto Boy Putumayo.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, the engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing near Puerto Boy, Putumayo. The aircraft was found few hours later and all four occupants (three crew members and a woman passenger) were injured and rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration 404, MSN 2761, year of manufacture 1934.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 0.2183°, -74.8651°.