Uyuni - Oruro

On February 28, 2003 at 11:15 AM, Uyuni - Oruro experienced a crash involving Cessna 411, operated by Taxi Aéreo Colibri, with the event recorded near Colchani Potosí.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 20.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Uyuni-La Joya Andina Airport, while climbing, the crew encountered engine problems. They attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed near Colchani, about 16 km north of the airport. A pilot was killed while four other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CP-1885, MSN 411-0191, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -20.2992°, -66.9375°.