Medellín – Quibdó

On February 18, 2009 at 03:10 PM, Medellín – Quibdó experienced a crash involving Basler BT-67, operated by Policía Nacional de Colombia, with the event recorded near Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Antioquia.

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

27 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 27 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: 25, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. Parked on the apron at Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, the aircraft was prepared for a flight to Quibdó with two pilots and 25 policemen from the Escuadrón Móvil Antidisturbios (ESMAD). While the people were boarding the airplane, an explosion occurred. The aircraft was destroyed but there was no serious injuries among the 27 people. It is believed that the explosion was caused by the inadvertent detonation of a grenade used by one of the policemen.

Aircraft reference details include registration PNC-0211, MSN 25667, year of manufacture 1944.