| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 17 January 1939 |
| Type: |  Ford 5-AT-. Tri-Motor |
| Operator: | SCADTA - Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transporte Aéreo |
| Registration: | C-63 |
| MSN: | 5-AT-... |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Sumapaz ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Survey/research |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Techo Airport, Colombia |
| ? |
The Ford Tri-Motor, named "Leticia", disappeared on a photo flight.
Wreckage found crashed in Andes mountains many years later. Max Zimmer, Walter Wend, Hermann Fellner were among the crew members killed.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 19 January 1939, p1+19» The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
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