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Flying at night in VFR, the twin engine struck the side of a mountain near the city of Uraba. The aircraft left the airport of Medellin at 1700LT with a Mexican pilot and a Colombia passenger on board.

Crash of a Cessna 208 Caravan in Colombia: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 2003 at 1920 LT

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 208A Caravan

Operator:

One Leasing

Registration:

N5512B

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Mountains

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208-0299

YOM:

1992

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Performing a flight on behalf of the Colombian Government to find trace of 3 passengers abducted by FARC rebels since the accident of 13FEB2003, the aircraft struck a hill near El Paujil.

Crash of a Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840 in Colombia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1990

Type of aircraft:

Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840

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HK-2478W

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Private

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Mountains

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Cali – Bogotá

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690-11609

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1979

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Crashed in unknown circumstances while on a flight from Cali to Bogotá. Both occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas AC-47B in Colombia: 8 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1988 at 1400 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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FAC-1650

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Mountains

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Villavicencio – Neiva

MSN:

14056/25501

YOM:

1944

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Crashed in unknown circumstances while on a flight from Villavicencio to Neiva. All eight occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Colombia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1982

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

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Flight

Flight Type:

Illegal (smuggling)

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Plain, Valley

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Orlando - Algarrobo

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The crew departed Orlando, Florida, on an illegal flight to Algarrobo, Magdalena. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed in the department of Cesar. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants (two US citizens) were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-7CF in Colombia

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1980

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-7

Operator:

Aero Services - USA

Registration:

N8219H

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Illegal (smuggling)

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

45214/897

YOM:

1957

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Crashed somewhere in Colombia while on a drug smuggling flight after being shot down by the Colombian Army. The exact date remains unknown (somewhere in 1980) as well as the crew's fate.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the Colombian Army.

Crash of a Convair CV-440-38 Metropolitan in Colombia

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1980

Type of aircraft:

Convair CV-440 Metropolitan

Operator:

Farm-Kem

Registration:

N102US

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Illegal (smuggling)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

378

YOM:

1956

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Crashed in unknown circumstances while trying to land on a remote airstrip somewhere in Colombia. The accident occurred somewhere in 1980 (the exact date remains unknown) during a drug smuggling flight.