Date & Time:
Sep 6, 2014 at 1450 LT
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
Operator:
Láser de Aviacíon
Registration:
HK-4755
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Araracuara – Florencia
MSN:
31-7952044
YOM:
1979
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
8
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
Radio contact was lost with the crew few minutes after takeoff from Araracuara Airport located in the south of the Caqueta State, Colombia. The twin engine aircraft crashed in flames in a jungle located few kilometers south of the airport, near the Rio Caqueta. The debris were spotted a day later and all 10 occupants were killed, among them a child aged 5 and a Swiss citizen.
