Araracuara – Florencia

On September 6, 2014 at 03:05 PM, Araracuara – Florencia experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, operated by Laser Aéreo, with the event recorded near Araracuara Caquetá.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 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: 8, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine aircraft departed Araracuara Airport runway 09 at 1503LT on a charter flight to Florencia, carrying eight passengers and two pilots. During initial climb, the right engine failed. The crew lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in a wooded area. The wreckage was found 8,2 km from the airport. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 10 occupants were killed, among them a Swiss citizen.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-4755, MSN 31-7952044, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -0.6151°, -72.3823°.