F-31 — accident record & aircraft history

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

June 24, 1935AccidentHull loss
During the take off roll at Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, the thee engine airplane started to swerve on runway. It went out of control, veered off runway to the left and collided with a Ford 5 operated by SCADTA. Registered C-31, it was taxiing along the runway for departure. Both aircraft exploded and were destroyed by fire. All seven occupants on board the Scadta aircraft were killed. Among the 13 people on board the SACO aircraft, 10 people were killed and three others were injured.
Ford 5 · 10 fatalities
It is the opinion of the investigation board that the accident was caused by a loss of control of the SACO Ford during the take off run due to strong lateral winds in combination with irregularities in the runway surface that led the left main gear to leave the ground before rotation, which contributed to let the aircraft to veer off runway. Full accident record