Crash of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain in Venado-Isana: 9 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 18, 1985
Registration:
HK-1795
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bogotá – Caranacoa
MSN:
31-7652099
YOM:
1976
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Bogotá-El Dorado Airport on a flight to Caranacoa, carrying one passenger and two pilots. Apparently for illegal reasons, the airplane landed in Venado-Isana where six FARC rebels planed. The aircraft crashed after takeoff in unknown circumstances, killing all nine occupants. The wreckage was found mid March 1986.
