Bogotá-Guaymaral – Bahía Solano

On December 3, 2014 at 09:31 AM, Bogotá-Guaymaral – Bahía Solano experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, operated by Nacional de Aviacion, with the event recorded near Mariquita Tolima.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) 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 Bogotá-Guaymaral Airport on a charter flight to Bahía Solano, carrying eight passengers and two pilots. En route, while in cruising altitude, the crew contacted ATC and reported engine trouble. He was then cleared to divert to Mariquita-José Celestino Mutis Airport for an emergency landing. On final approach to runway 19, the aircraft stalled and crashed on hilly and wooded terrain, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 10 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-4464, MSN 31-7952229, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.1999°, -74.8968°.