| Date: | Monday 12 August 1974 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (Hyper) |
| Owner/operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-508 |
| MSN: | 4527 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 100 km NE of Cali -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tumaco-La Florida Airport (TCO/SKCO) |
| Cali Airport (CLO/SKCL) |
The DC-3 departed Tumaco at 08:25, estimating a 09:55 arrival at Cali. The crew became lost in rainy weather conditions and flew into Trujillo Mountain at 9670 feet. The wreckage was found on October 31, 1974.
Sources:
El Tiempo - 13 Aug. 1974
Flight International, 7 November 1974
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