Panama City – Cali

On February 6, 1950 at 03:30 PM, Panama City – Cali experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Colombian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana, with the event recorded near Buenaventura Valle del Cauca.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft left Albrook AFB in Panama City at 1315LT bound for Cali. At 1520LT, the crew informed ground that he was flying over Buenaventura. This was the last radio contact as the aircraft disappeared ten minutes later. The wreckage was found two weeks later in a mountain range located near the border of the States of Chocó and Valle del Cauca. All four crew members were killed. Crew: Lt Antonio Echandia Rocha, pilot, Lt Rubén D. Ariza, copilot, Octavio Arango, mechanic, Mr. Duarte, mariner.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAC-665.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 3.8882°, -77.0774°.