Date & Time:
Jul 9, 1971 at 0950 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Registration:
HK-1196
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Chigorodó – Medellín
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, one of the engine caught fire and exploded. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in the suburb of Santa Ana, in Bello, some 11 km short of runway 20. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Engine fire on approach.
