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En route from Girardot to Bogotá-Guaymaral Airport, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded and hilly terrain near Bojacá. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Cessna 402B in Cajicá: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 2015 at 1003 LT

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 402

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HK-4990

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Training

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Plain, Valley

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Guaymaral - Guaymaral

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402B-1219

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1977

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Three pilots left Bogota-Guaymaral Airport on a training mission. Enroute, the crew informed ATC he was encountering technical problems and the aircraft crashed in a garden and came to rest upside down. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.

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Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in La Leona: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 2012 at 1100 LT

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

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EJC-1131

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Plain, Valley

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Tolemaida - Saravena

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208B-1199

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2007

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The crew was performing a flight from the Tolemaida Air Base to the airport of Saravena-Los Colonizadores. Few minutes after takeoff, while flying some 35 km from its departure point, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located in La Leona. All four occupants were killed.

Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan near Tolemaida AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 22, 2006 at 0720 LT

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

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Registration:

FAC-5054

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Mountains

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Medellín - Tolemaida AFB

MSN:

208B-0285

YOM:

1991

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The single engine aircraft was on a routine flight from Medellín to Tolemaida AFB with 3 crew members on board. On approach in poor visibility (mist), the aircraft struck the slope of Mt La Siberia located few km from the airbase and was destroyed. All three occupants were killed.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-325 Navajo near Sasaima: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 2000 at 1855 LT

Type of aircraft:

Piper PA-31-310 Navajo

Operator:

Oscar Osorio Ramírez

Registration:

HK-2644-P

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

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Mountains

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Pereira – Bogotá

MSN:

31-8112044

YOM:

1981

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Captain / Total flying hours:

5066

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1822

Aircraft flight hours:

2869

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The twin engine aircraft departed Pereira-Macareña Airport in the afternoon on a flight to Bogotá-El Dorado Airport, carrying six passengers and two pilots. The flight was completed at an altitude of 15,000 feet and the crew was eventually cleared to start the descent to Bogotá for an approach to runway 13R. Shortly later, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area located near Sasaima, about 42 km northwest of Bogotá Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and all eight occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the loss of control was the consequence of a double engine failure in flight due to a fuel exhaustion. At the time of the accident, all tanks were empty and the crew failed to calculate properly the fuel consumption, and the fuel quantity for the last leg from Pereira to Bogotá was insufficient. The aircraft was completing a series of flight since Octobre 26.

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Crash of a Cessna 208 Caravan I in El Rosal: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1994 at 1427 LT

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 208A Caravan

Operator:

Lineas Aéreas de Los Libertadores - LALI

Registration:

HK-3479

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

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Mountains

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Furatena – Quipama – Boyaca – Bogotá

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208-0143

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1989

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While descending to Bogotá-El Dorado Airport, the single engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near El Rosal, about 19 km northwest of the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while eight other occupants were killed. For unknown reasons, the pilot was completing the approach at an unsafe altitude.

Crash of a Cessna 421 Golden Eagle near Guasca

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1993 at 1145 LT

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 421 Golden Eagle

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FAC-5038

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Bogotá - Apiay

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The twin engine aircraft departed Bogotá Airport at 1124LT on a flight to Apiay AFB (Villavicencio), carrying four high ranking officers of the Colombian Army Forces and three crew members. About 20 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 10,000 feet, the crew declared an emergency after one of the engine failed in flight. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed near Guasca, about 35 km northeast of Bogotá-El Dorado Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven occupants were injured.
Crew:
Cpt José Ortiz, pilot,
Jairo Guevara, copilot,
Henry Chaparro, engineer.
Passengers:
Gen Norberto Adrada Córdoba,
Gen Jorge Enrique Mora Rangel,
Maj Horacio Lema Galeano,
Lt Col Gustavo Plazas.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Cessna 421 Golden Eagle near Pasca: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1990 at 1350 LT

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 421 Golden Eagle

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EJC-102

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Flight

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Military

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Mountains

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Neiva – Bogotá

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The twin engine aircraft departed Neiva Airport at 1300LT on a flight to Bogotá. En route, the crew declared an emergency when the aircraft crashed on Mt El Peñón located in the region of Pasca. All six occupants were killed.

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan II in Alto de la Cabra: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1990

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 404 Titan

Operator:

Luis F. Benítez

Registration:

HK-3382P

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Private

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Mountains

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404-0671

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1980

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Crashed on a mountain located near Alto de la Cabra, about 30 km southwest of Bogotá. All five occupants were killed.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-325 Navajo C/R on Mt El Tablazo en Supatá: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1988

Type of aircraft:

Piper PA-31-310 Navajo

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HK-2509P

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Private

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Mountains

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Bucaramanga – Bogotá

MSN:

31-8012101

YOM:

1980

Location:

Mt El Tablazo en Supatá

Cundinamarca

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Colombia

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South America

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The twin engine airplane departed Bucaramanga-Palonegro Airport at 1800LT on a flight to Bogotá-El Dorado Airport. About 14 minutes prior to ETA, the pilot declared an emergency when the aircraft crashed on the slope of Mt El Tablazo en Supatá, about 42 km north of Bogotá-El Dorado Airport. All three occupants were killed.