Montería-Los Garzones | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The twin engine airplane departed Montería-Los Garzones Airport on an ambulance flight to Medellín, carrying two pilots, a doctor and a nurse. About 30 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 19,000 feet, the airplane initiated a descent and the speed started to decrease until it stalled and crashed in a prairie, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-325 near Purísima de la Concepción

Date & Time: Apr 9, 2017 at 1241 LT

Type of aircraft:

Piper PA-31-310 Navajo

Operator:

GAME S.A.

Registration:

HP-1928

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Tolú - Montería

MSN:

31-7612020

YOM:

1976

Location:

Purísima de la Concepción

Córdoba

Country:

Colombia

Region:

South America

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

14791

Captain / Total hours on type:

700.00

Aircraft flight hours:

6840

Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft departed Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Airport in the morning on a flight to Tolú, carrying seven passengers and one pilot. After takeoff from Tolú, the pilot decided to position to Montería-Los Garzones Airport. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing in a pasture. Upon landing, the right wing collided with obstacles then the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest near Purísima de la Concepción, about 10 km east of Tolú. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Inadequate fuel management and incomplete execution of procedures by the Pilot, by not activating in time the fuel supply from the external tanks (OUTBD) to the internal tanks (INBD) for the feeding of both the engines, causing the fuel in the internal tanks to run out and causing both engines to stop due to fuel starvation.
Contributing Factors:
- Poor flight planning on part of the pilot by not considering the amount of minimum fuel needed and not complying with the minimum fuel amount required for domestic flights.
- Loss of situational awareness by the pilot by not following the standard operation procedures.

Final Report:

Crash of a Rockwell Shrike Commander 500S in Planeta Rica: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 3, 2008 at 1825 LT

Type of aircraft:

Rockwell Shrike Commander 500

Operator:

Taxi Aéreo Caribeño

Registration:

HK-1697

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Medellín – Montería

MSN:

500-3198

YOM:

1974

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

12153

Captain / Total hours on type:

2000.00

Copilot / Total hours on type:

Aircraft flight hours:

6179

Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft departed Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport at 1745LT on a cargo flight to Montería, carrying two pilots and a load of bovine embryos. The flight to Montería was completed at FL130 then the crew was cleared to start the descent to Montería-Los Garzones Airport. At an altitude of 7,500 feet on descent, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in an open field located in Verada Arroyo, near Planeta Rica. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and both pilots were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control in altitude for undetermined reasons.

Final Report:

Crash of a Grumman G-159 Gulfstream IC in Montería

Date & Time: May 2, 1990

Type of aircraft:

Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I

Operator:

Registration:

HK-3316X

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

YOM:

1960

Location:

Montería-Los Garzones

Córdoba

Country:

Colombia

Region:

South America

Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

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Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The aircraft was engaged in charter flight in Colombia on behalf of the National Bank of Colombia, carrying four passengers, two pilots and a load of bank notes. Following a wrong approach configuration, the aircraft landed too far down the runway 32 (1,860 meters long) at Montería-Los Garzones Airport. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, lost its nose gear and both engines and came to rest 95 meters further. All six occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Poor approach and landing planning on part of the crew who continued the approach at a too high altitude, causing the aircraft to land too far down the runway, reducing the landing distance available. Poor crew coordination and the failure of the crew to initiate a go-around were considered a contributing factors.