Furatena – Quipama – Boyaca – Bogotá

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.

Flight / Schedule

Furatena – Quipama – Boyaca – Bogotá

Registration

HK-3479

MSN

208-0143

Year of Manufacture

1989

Date

April 29, 1994 at 02:27 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

El Rosal Cundinamarca

Region

South America • Colombia

Coordinates

4.8309°, -74.3083°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On April 29, 1994 at 02:27 PM, Furatena – Quipama – Boyaca – Bogotá experienced a crash involving Cessna 208A Caravan, operated by Lineas Aéreas de Los Libertadores - LALI, with the event recorded near El Rosal Cundinamarca.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 88.9%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-3479, MSN 208-0143, year of manufacture 1989.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.8309°, -74.3083°.

Fatalities

Total

8

Crew

1

Passengers

7

Other

0

Crash Summary

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.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

8

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

88.9%

Known people on board: 9

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Furatena – Quipama – Boyaca – Bogotá

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

South America • Colombia

Aircraft Details

Registration

HK-3479

MSN

208-0143

Year of Manufacture

1989