Guaymaral – Girardot – Popayán

On February 6, 2003 at 03:39 PM, Guaymaral – Girardot – Popayán experienced a crash involving Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), operated by Pablo Valencia Iragorri, with the event recorded near Cajamarca Tolima.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft was completing a flight from Guaymaral to Popayán with an intermediate stop in Girardot, carrying four passengers and one pilot. The aircraft departed Girardot-Santiago Vila Airport at 1523LT. The pilot contacted Bogotá Control and reported his altitude at 4,200 feet bound to the west. At 1537LT, he received the QNH pressure. Two minutes later, while cruising in clouds, the aircraft collided with trees and crashed on the slope of a mountain, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found on Mt San Isidro five days later. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all five occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-3645P, MSN 60-0159-072, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.3610°, -75.4890°.