Accidents and Incidents
- December 8, 1959 - A Curtiss C-46 Commando, en route from San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia to Cartagena, disappeared. All 42 passengers and 3 crew were presumed killed.
- May 19, 1993 – SAM Colombia Flight 505, a Boeing 727, en route from Panama City, Panama, to Medellín, hit Mt. Paramo de Frontino at 12,300 ft. while on approach to José María Córdova International Airport (RNG). The aircraft descended into mountainous terrain before actually reaching the Abejorral non-directional beacon. The VHF omnidirectional range/distance measuring equipment (VHF/DME) had been sabotaged by terrorists and was not in service. All 132 passengers (including a group of Panamanian dentists on their way to a convention) were killed.
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