| Date: | Saturday 3 May 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | SATENA |
| Registration: | FAC-663 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sardinata -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Ocaña-Aguas Claras Airport (OCV/SKOC) |
| Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport (CUC/SKCC) |
A C-47 transport plane, operated by the Colombian military airline SATENA, crashed in hilly country near Sardinata, Colombia. All four crew members were killed; all three passengers survived.
The aircraft operated on its inaugural flight from Ocaña to Cúcuta. Departure time was 09:23. Last radio contact was at 09:47. Some eight minutes before it was scheduled to arrive at Cúcuta.
Sources:
El Tiempo 4 May 1975, p1+4B
El Tiempo 5 May 1975, p1
Aviation News 30.05.1975
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