Narrative:
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan impacted a hillside between Zipacón and Facatativá, Colombia. This is about 24 km northwest of the Bogotá Airport. All eight occupants died in the crash.
» webinfomil.com
accident date: 01-05-2017
type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
registration: EJC-1130
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 1 May 2017 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operator: | Ejército Nacional de Colombia |
| Registration: | EJC-1130 |
| MSN: | 208B1194 |
| First flight: | 2006 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Facatativá ( Colombia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Melgar-Tolemaida Air Base (SKTI), Colombia |
| Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia |
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan impacted a hillside between Zipacón and Facatativá, Colombia. This is about 24 km northwest of the Bogotá Airport. All eight occupants died in the crash.
Classification:
Sources:
» El Colombiano» webinfomil.com
Photos
accident date: 01-05-2017
type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
registration: EJC-1130
Map
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 Melgar-Tolemaida Air Base to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 75 km (47 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Melgar-Tolemaida Air Base to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 75 km (47 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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