Ford 5 crash, Apr 15, 1939 (2 killed), El Carmen Norte de...
Ford 5 accident on April 15, 1939 near El Carmen Norte de Santander, Colombia with 2 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft flew into a mountain, apparently...
- Date: April 15, 1939
- Aircraft: Ford 5
- Location: El Carmen Norte de Santander, Colombia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft flew into a mountain, apparently while on instruments.
A Ford Trimotor operated for the South American Gulf Oil Company was flying between Convencion and El Tarra when it struck a mountain near El Carmen. Both pilots were killed.