Accident Cessna TU206G Stationair HK-2940,
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Date:Monday 11 July 2016
Time:10:08 LT
Type:Cessna TU206G Stationair
Owner/operator:Transporte Aéreo del Ariari
Registration: HK-2940
MSN: U20606686
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Charrasquero, Charras, Guaviare -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Villavicencio
Destination airport:Mitu
Investigating agency: Aerocivil
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Aircraft went missing. The wreckage was found on July 16 in a jungle area.

Probable cause(s)
Entering in adverse weather conditions of convective type during the cruise phase.
Structural failure of the aircraft in flight (disintegration) due to interaction with a convective upward current from a storm cell.
Inadequate flight planning in the face of evolving adverse en-route weather conditions.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: Aerocivil
Report number: COL-16-23-GIA
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/llano-7-dias/avioneta-desaparecida-en-el-meta/16642686
http://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/fuerza-aerea-localiza-aeronave-accidentada-en-guaviare-DL4580566
http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/2016/COL-16-23-GIA.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
22 April 1995 HK-2940 Meta unk

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Jul-2016 15:59 Eric Leaver Added
12-Jul-2016 16:06 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Damage, Narrative]
17-Jul-2016 06:37 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
24-Aug-2016 13:41 Anon. Updated [Damage]
01-May-2017 07:15 Anon. Updated [Nature]
13-Jul-2020 15:53 KagurazakaHanayo Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]

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