San Jose del Guaviare - Villavicencio

While in cruising altitude, the crew encountered an engine failure. Five minutes later, while attempting an emergency landing, the twin engine aircraft lost height and crashed in a field. A pilot and three passengers were killed while seven other occupants were injured.

Flight / Schedule

San Jose del Guaviare - Villavicencio

Registration

HK-2890

MSN

2111

Year of Manufacture

1981

Date

May 23, 1994 at 10:55 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Loma Linda Antioquia

Region

South America • Colombia

Coordinates

6.1496°, -75.6135°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On May 23, 1994 at 10:55 AM, San Jose del Guaviare - Villavicencio experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Islander, operated by Arall Colombia - Aerolineas Llaneras, with the event recorded near Loma Linda Antioquia.

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

11 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 36.4%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While in cruising altitude, the crew encountered an engine failure. Five minutes later, while attempting an emergency landing, the twin engine aircraft lost height and crashed in a field. A pilot and three passengers were killed while seven other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-2890, MSN 2111, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 6.1496°, -75.6135°.

Fatalities

Total

4

Crew

1

Passengers

3

Other

0

Crash Summary

While in cruising altitude, the crew encountered an engine failure. Five minutes later, while attempting an emergency landing, the twin engine aircraft lost height and crashed in a field. A pilot and three passengers were killed while seven other occupants were injured.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

9

Estimated Survivors

7

Fatality Rate

36.4%

Known people on board: 11

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

San Jose del Guaviare - Villavicencio

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

South America • Colombia

Aircraft Details

Registration

HK-2890

MSN

2111

Year of Manufacture

1981