| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 5 February 1990 |
| Time: | 08:37 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I |
| Operator: | Helicol Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-3315 |
| MSN: | 24 |
| First flight: | 1959 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 6 km WNW of Ibagué-Perales Airport (IBE) ( Colombia)
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| Crash site elevation: | 1524 m (5000 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Neiva Airport (NVA/SKNV), Colombia |
| Ibagué-Perales Airport (IBE/SKIB), Colombia |
A Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I passenger plane, operated by Helicol Colombia, was destroyed when it impacted a mountain near Ibagué-Perales Airport (IBE), Colombia.
The crew had attempted to fly an NDB approach to runway 31. Low clouds prevented them from obtaining visual contact with the ground. A go around was initiated.
Instead of turning right, the crew maintained runway heading until the airplane impacted a mountainside at 5000 feet.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Eugene Register-Guard - Feb 6, 1990» World Aircraft Accident Summary - CAA CAP479
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Distance from Neiva Airport to Ibagué-Perales Airport as the crow flies is 164 km (102 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Neiva Airport to Ibagué-Perales Airport as the crow flies is 164 km (102 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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