Bucaramanga – Málaga

The single engine aircraft departed Bucaramanga-Palonegro Airport on a charter flight to Málaga-Jerónimo de Aguayo Airport, carrying six passengers and one pilot. En route, the aircraft started a descent then a turn to the left when it impacted the slope of a mountain and crashed near Piedecuesta. The wreckage was found the following day and all seven occupants were killed. There was no fire.

Flight / Schedule

Bucaramanga – Málaga

Registration

HK-4892

MSN

207-0646

Year of Manufacture

1981

Date

December 24, 2014 at 03:27 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Piedecuesta Santander

Region

South America • Colombia

Coordinates

7.0361°, -73.0683°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On December 24, 2014 at 03:27 PM, Bucaramanga – Málaga experienced a crash involving Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, operated by Aerolineas Alas de Colombia, with the event recorded near Piedecuesta Santander.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 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: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine aircraft departed Bucaramanga-Palonegro Airport on a charter flight to Málaga-Jerónimo de Aguayo Airport, carrying six passengers and one pilot. En route, the aircraft started a descent then a turn to the left when it impacted the slope of a mountain and crashed near Piedecuesta. The wreckage was found the following day and all seven occupants were killed. There was no fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-4892, MSN 207-0646, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 7.0361°, -73.0683°.

Fatalities

Total

7

Crew

1

Passengers

6

Other

0

Crash Summary

The single engine aircraft departed Bucaramanga-Palonegro Airport on a charter flight to Málaga-Jerónimo de Aguayo Airport, carrying six passengers and one pilot. En route, the aircraft started a descent then a turn to the left when it impacted the slope of a mountain and crashed near Piedecuesta. The wreckage was found the following day and all seven occupants were killed. There was no fire.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

6

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 7

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Bucaramanga – Málaga

Flight Type

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

South America • Colombia

Aircraft Details

Registration

HK-4892

MSN

207-0646

Year of Manufacture

1981