Guaymaral - Guaymaral

On August 8, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Guaymaral - Guaymaral experienced a crash involving Cessna 402, operated by Aeroexpress, with the event recorded near Cajicá Cundinamarca.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane departed Bogotá-Guaymaral Airport on a local training flight, carrying one passenger, one instructor and one pilot who was following his initial training. While descending to the airport from the north for an approach to runway 11, the crew encountered technical problems with the engine and declared an emergency. While trying to make an emergency landing, the aircraft collided with power cables and crashed in a garden located about 12 km north of Bogotá-Guaymaral Airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all three occupants were killed. There was no fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-4990, MSN 402B-1219, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.8665°, -74.0383°.