Bucaramanga – Bogotá

On March 9, 1988 at 12:00 AM, Bucaramanga – Bogotá experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Private Colombian, with the event recorded near Mt El Tablazo en Supatá Cundinamarca.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

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.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-2509P, MSN 31-8012101, year of manufacture 1980.