Bogotá - Apiay

On July 12, 1993 at 11:45 AM, Bogotá - Apiay experienced a crash involving Cessna 421 Golden Eagle, operated by Colombian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana, with the event recorded near Guasca Cundinamarca.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAC-5038.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.8668°, -73.8779°.