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Antioquia

Crash of a Ford 5 near Tarapaca: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Registration:
643
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Caucaya – Tarapaca
MSN:
5-AT-047
YOM:
1929
Location:
Tarapacá
Amazonas
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While descending to Tarapaca, the crew encountered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft came to rest near the Rió Putumayo, on Brazilian territory, few km from the border with Colombia. A crew member was killed and 13 other occupants were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Caucayá: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
202
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Caucayá – Puerto Boy
MSN:
543
YOM:
1920
Location:
Caucayá
Antioquia
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Caucayá, the float plane suffered an engine failure. It stalled, impacted a tree and crashed in the Putumayo River. All five occupants were killed, among them two German crew and three mechanics of the Colombian Army. They were performing a mission on behalf of the Border Patrol Corps (Patrulla de Fronteras).
Crew:
M. Hänichen, pilot,
Erich Rettich, mechanic.
Passengers:
Heriberto Gil Martínez +2.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after takeoff.
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