Bogotá – Ibagué – Mariquita

On May 2, 2018 at 06:30 PM, Bogotá – Ibagué – Mariquita experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 99 Airliner, operated by Policía Nacional de Colombia, with the event recorded near Ibagué Tolima.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed Bogotá on a training flight to Mariquita with an intermediate stop at Ibagué-Perales Airport. While on approach by night, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located few km from the airport, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire and all four crew members were killed. Crew: Maj Andrés Valbuena Cadena, Lt Carlos Andrés León Caicedo, Lt Juan Alcides Sosa Triana, Sub John Wílfer Parra Solano.

Aircraft reference details include registration PNC-0203, MSN U-199, year of manufacture 1983.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.4469°, -75.1698°.