Last updated: 29 January 2022
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 4 July 1991 |
| Time: | 09:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Helicol Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-2889X |
| MSN: | 606 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near El Yopal ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| El Yopal Airport (EYP/SKYP), Colombia |
The aircraft deviated 20deg to the left of the intended 360deg course either the pilot failed to correct for a westerly crosswind, or he deviated around bad weather. The pilot continued VFR flight in unfavorable visibility and collided with a hill.
Classification:
VFR flight in IMC Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 4/94 (#266)Photos
accident date: 04-07-1991
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
registration: HK-2889X
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.
