Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 06 JUN 1993 |
| Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Aerotaca Colombia - Aerotransportes Casanare |
| Registration: | HK-2759X |
| C/n / msn: | 771 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) from El Yopal (Colombia) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia |
| El Yopal Airport (EYP/SKYP), Colombia |
Flew into a hill while positioning for a visual approach to El Yopal. Impact took place at the 3000 feet level of a cloud-shrouded hill.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to El Yopal Airport as the crow flies is 206 km (129 miles).
Distance from Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to El Yopal Airport as the crow flies is 206 km (129 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
