Medellín – Panama City

On September 12, 2003 at 07:30 PM, Medellín – Panama City experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Private Mexican, with the event recorded near Urabá Antioquia.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising under VFR mode by night and marginal weather conditions, the twin engine struck the slope of a mountain located near Urabá. The aircraft left the airport of Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera at 1700LT with a Mexican pilot and a Colombian passenger on board bound for Panama City. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration XB-BAQ.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 8.2757°, -76.4838°.