Accident Junkers F13 202,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27715
 
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Date:Sunday 21 May 1933
Time:day
Type:Junkers F13
Owner/operator:Patrulla de Fronteras (PF)
Registration: 202
MSN: 543
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Río Putumayo, Caucayá -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Caucayá
Destination airport:Puerto Boy
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Floatplane on observation flight hit large tree and crashed into river after engine failure and subsequent emergency landing. Pilot Martin Hänichen (39), Heriberto Gil Martínez (29) and two colombian mechanics killed. Mechanic Erich Rettich was rescued.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20120206004357/http://www.ju-f13.de/F13/person.html
El Tiempo 24 May 1933, p1+13/25 May 1933, p1+p12
http://scadta.co/a-18_cucuta/

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
28 January 1929 A18 COSADA 0 Bucaramanga, Santander unk

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
26-Mar-2010 12:54 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative]
27-Oct-2010 12:03 TB Updated [Date, Source, Narrative]
27-Oct-2010 12:33 TB Updated [Narrative]
19-Nov-2013 20:50 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
23-Dec-2013 16:08 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
28-Dec-2013 15:55 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Apr-2014 15:35 TB Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative]
02-Dec-2023 19:28 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]

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