Bogotá – Neiva – Ibagué

On February 5, 1990 at 08:37 AM, Bogotá – Neiva – Ibagué experienced a crash involving Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I, operated by Helicol Colombia - Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, with the event recorded near Ibagué Tolima.

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

15 people were known to be on board, 15 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Ibagué-Perales Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and was unable to locate the runway. In such conditions, the captain decided to initiate a go-around procedure and informed ATC that he would divert to the alternate airport if a second attempt-to-land would be abandoned. Few minutes later, while flying at an altitude of 5,000 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Saludo located 5,6 km west of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 15 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-3315X, MSN 24, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.4469°, -75.1698°.