Tolemaida - Bogotá

On May 1, 2017 at 04:30 PM, Tolemaida - Bogotá experienced a crash involving Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by Colombian National Army - Ejército Nacional de Colombia, with the event recorded near Bogotá-Guaymaral Bogotá Capital District.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The single engine aircraft was performing a short flight from Tolemaida AFB to Guaymaral Airport in Bogotá. While approaching the airport from the west, the crew encountered limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions when the aircraft impacted trees and crashed on the slope of Cerro Manjui, about 5 km west of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 8 occupants were killed, among them three civilians.

Aircraft reference details include registration EJC-1130, MSN 208B-1194, year of manufacture 2006.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.8134°, -74.0583°.