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Crash of a Fokker Super Universal in Villeta: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1934 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker Super Universal
Operator:
Registration:
C-48
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bogotá – Útica
MSN:
880
YOM:
1932
Location:
Villeta
Cundinamarca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Henke was performing a cargo flight from Bogotá to Útica. En route, an engine failure forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft eventually crashed, killing the pilot.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Girardot

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
C-36
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Girardot – Puerto Berrío
Location:
Girardot
Cundinamarca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from the Rio Magdalena in Girardot, the float plane impacted a wall and crashed. All four occupants were injured while the aircraft named 'Garcia Rovira' was destroyed.
Crew:
Mr. Klein, pilot +1.
Passengers:
L. S. Nilsson +1.

Crash of a Fokker Super Universal in La Mesa: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1932 at 1016 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker Super Universal
Operator:
Registration:
C-44
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Girardot – Bogotá
MSN:
828
YOM:
1931
Location:
La Mesa
Cundinamarca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane named 'Medellín' crashed in unknown circumstances in La Mesa, some 50 km west of Bogotá, while performing a cargo flight from Girardot. The passenger and the pilot Günther Klotz were killed.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Girardot

Date & Time: May 16, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
C-30
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Girardot
Cundinamarca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The takeoff procedure was performed during the evening from the Magdalena River. Thus, the visibility was limited. During the takeoff roll, the seaplane named 'Chocó' hit a sandbar and came to rest upside down. While six people were slightly injured, a passenger, Mr. Juan de J. Gutiérrez, drowned. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Girardot: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1923 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
A-2
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Girardot – Puerto Berrío
MSN:
557
YOM:
1920
Location:
Girardot
Cundinamarca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While taking off from the Rio Magdalena in Girardot, the seaplane named 'Colombia' hit a rock and crashed. The mechanic Schröder was killed while all five other occupants were injured, among them the pilot Oswald Schütz.
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