1947 Avianca Douglas DC-4 crash

1947 aviation accident in Colombia Avianca Douglas DC-4 Volpati.jpg An Avianca DC-4, similar to the accident aircraft Accident 1947 02 15 y CFIT due to pilot/navigation error Mount El Tablazo, near Bogotá, Colombia 5 00 48 N 74 12 05 W type:event_region:CO inline,title Douglas DC-4 Avianca C-114 Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, Barranquilla Techo International Airport, Bogotá 49 4 53 0 On 15 February 1947, an Avianca Douglas DC-4, operating a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Techo International Airport, Colombia, crashed into a mountain two hours into its flight, killing all 53 occupants on board. At the time, it was both the deadliest aviation accident in Colombia and the deadliest worldwide involving a commercial aircraft. Background Aircraft The aircraft involved in the accident was Douglas DC-4 registered as C-114.Partington David Casualty Compendium https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1992.pdf 31 May 2026 Aviation World 1 Air-Britain 1992 54 0262-4923 It was powered by four Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp engines.Quiroz Otero Ciro A. La tragedia en El Tablazo, en 1947, el accidente en el que falleció Romelio Martínez https://zonacero.com/deportes/la-tragedia-en-el-tablazo-en-1947-el-accidente-en-el-que-fallecio-romelio-martinez 31 May 2026 Zona Cero 27 February 2026 es The tragedy in El Tablazo, in 1947, the accident in which Romelio Martínez died Avianca, the operator of the aircraft, was at the time the Colombian subsidiary of Pan Am.50 Persons Killed In Worst Air Crash Of Aviation History https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-50-persons-killed-i/198639528/ 31 May 2026 The Pittsburgh Press United Press 63 235 16 February 1947 Bogotá, Colombia 1 Newspapers.com limited Passengers and crew The aircraft was carrying 49 passengers and 4 crew members.Searchers Take Bodies From Worst Commercial Air Crash https://www.newspapers.com/article/kitsap-sun-searchers-take-bodies-from-wo/198640920/ 31 May 2026 Kitsap Sun United Press 46 271 17 February 1947 Bogotá, Colombia 7 Newspapers.com limited The crew consisted of captain Kenneth Newton Poe and first officer Roy Kaye who was also acting as a radio operator – both of whom were Americans, and flight attendants Aida Chufji from Costa Rica and Carlos Rodríguez. Among the passengers were high-ranking executives of the Colombia's oil companies. These included a British citizen and five American executives of Tropical Oil Company – a then-subsidiary of Imperial Oil Company of Canada, Texas Petroleum and United Artists, as well as a Canadian and a Frenchman who were both executives of Tropical Oil Company. Also on board was a Colombian attorney for Tropical Oil Company, and Colombian footballer Romelio Martínez es Romelio Martínez and his son. Aftermath Four hours after the crash, Colombia's Ministry of War informed Techo International Airport of the accident after a delay. According to the mayor of Supatá, a farmer who had witnessed the crash reported that he had seen "...a crash of shattered metal and an explosion like something from another world." References Category:1947 in Colombia Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1947 Category:Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Colombia Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-4 Category:Avianca accidents and incidents Category:February 1947 in South America