
Narrative:
The Twin Otter departed at 08:00 on a VFR flight plan to Cúcuta. Weather conditions however, were IMC and Cúcuta was closed. The crew never reported to Cúcuta Tower. The aircraft was found 3 days later at FL115 on Oroque Mountain in the Norte de Santander region.
There were two pilots and two Mexican oil executives on board.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 19 December 1979 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | An-Son Drilling Company of Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-1710W |
| MSN: | 252 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Oroque ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ/SKBQ), Colombia |
| Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport (CUC/SKCC), Colombia |
The Twin Otter departed at 08:00 on a VFR flight plan to Cúcuta. Weather conditions however, were IMC and Cúcuta was closed. The crew never reported to Cúcuta Tower. The aircraft was found 3 days later at FL115 on Oroque Mountain in the Norte de Santander region.
There were two pilots and two Mexican oil executives on board.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 21 December 1979, p5BPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport as the crow flies is 411 km (257 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport as the crow flies is 411 km (257 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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