Bogotá – Araracuara

On March 12, 2014 at 06:33 AM, Bogotá – Araracuara experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 90 King Air, operated by Ambulancias Aéreas de Colombia, with the event recorded near Villavicencio Meta.

The flight was categorized as ambulance and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft departed Bogotá-El Dorado Airport at 0600LT on an ambulance flight to Araracuara, State of Caquetá, carrying two doctors, one patient and two pilots. Fifteen minutes into the flight, the crew contacted ATC, reported problems and was cleared to divert to Villavicencio. On approach to Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded area parallel to a road, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and all five occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-4921, MSN LJ-721, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.1487°, -73.6214°.