Ocaña – El Poleo

On October 11, 1987 at 12:00 AM, Ocaña – El Poleo experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Aeroejecutivos Colombia - Aeroservicios Ejecutivos de Colombia, with the event recorded near El Poleo Norte de Santander.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 22.2%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching El Poleo, the crew encountered limited visibility due to poor weather conditions. On final, the aircraft was too low and struck the top of a hill located few km from the landing area. Both pilots were killed while all seven passengers were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-2920, MSN 419, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 8.1926°, -73.4072°.