Mitú – La Pedrera

On October 9, 1996 at 04:05 PM, Mitú – La Pedrera experienced a crash involving Dornier DO.28D Skyservant, operated by Trans Oriente Colombia - Transportes Aéreos Regular Secundario Oriental, with the event recorded near Taraira Vaupés.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Mitú to La Pedrera, weather conditions deteriorated. As the crew was unable to receive a last weather bulletin for the destination airport, he decided to divert to Taraira. Following a waiting period on the ground, the crew decided to takeoff but the soft runway surface was wet. Unable to gain sufficient speed, the crew abandoned the takeoff procedure but the aircraft overran and came to rest. All three occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-3982, MSN 4169, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -0.5630°, -69.6341°.