Bogota – Quito – Guayaquil

On May 2, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Bogota – Quito – Guayaquil experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Avianca, with the event recorded near Simiátug Bolívar.

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

15 people were known to be on board, 15 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

While cruising southwest of Ambato, the twin engine aircraft crashed in a mountainous area located near Simiátug, about 21 km northwest of the Chimborazo volcano. The wreckage was found two days later and all 15 occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-120, MSN 4314, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -1.2914°, -78.9598°.