ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169590
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| Date: | Saturday 6 September 2014 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Láser de Aviacion |
| Registration: | HK-4755 |
| MSN: | 31-7952044 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near the Rio Caqueta, 6 miles from Puerto Santander -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Araracuara Airport (ACR/SKAC) |
| Florencia-Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA/SKFL) | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Radio contact was lost with the crew few minutes after takeoff from Araracuara Airport located in the south of the Caqueta State, Colombia. The twin engine aircraft crashed in flames in a jungle located few kilometers south of the airport, near the Rio Caqueta. The debris were spotted a day later and all 10 occupants were killed, among them a child aged 5 and a Swiss citizen.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20160307223945/http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/avioneta-accidentada-y-desaparecida-en-el-amazonas/14496255
2. https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/nacional/aeronave-se-accidenta-luego-de-despegar-del-aeropuerto-articulo-515182
3. https://www.emirates247.com/news/ten-confirmed-dead-in-colombia-plane-crash-2014-09-07-1.562114
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20150731023004/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/2014/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-350-navajo-chieftain-in-araracuara-10-killed/
5. http://www.rescate.com/HK4755.html
6. https://prezi.com/dwqm-oys6li5/hk4755-piper-pa31-350-navajo-serial-31-7952044/
7. Offical Accident Report: http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/Histricos%20Accidentes/HK4755.protected.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 November 2013 | HK-4755 | Láser de Aviacion | 0 | near Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, Barranquilla | |
min |
Media:
Wreckage HK 4755 @FAANews @NTSB @AviationSafety @TSBCanada pic.twitter.com/PFbZ3cKDHg
— GRIAA (@GRIAA_COL) September 8, 2014
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2014 07:07 | jorja55 | Added |
| 07-Sep-2014 07:07 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 07-Sep-2014 07:08 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 07-Sep-2014 07:11 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2014 17:12 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2014 19:29 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 23-Mar-2017 21:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Embed code] |
| 22-Oct-2017 18:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 17:10 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Sep-2022 12:43 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
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