Bahía Solano – Quibdó

On December 20, 2017 at 09:55 AM, Bahía Solano – Quibdó experienced a crash involving Cessna 402, operated by Aeroejecutivos Colombia - Aeroservicios Ejecutivos de Colombia, with the event recorded near Bahía Solano Chocó.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft was departing Bahía Solano-José Celestino Mutis Airport on a flight to Quibdó, carrying seven passengers and two pilots. During the takeoff roll on runway 36, the airplane deviated to the right and veered off runway. While contacting soft ground, the right main gear collapsed. The aircraft rotated and came to rest in a grassy area about 5 metres to the right of the runway. All 9 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-4417, MSN 402C-0020, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 6.2246°, -77.4034°.