ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165985
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| Date: | Saturday 3 May 2014 |
| Time: | 15:23 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31P Pressurized Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Brucelandair International |
| Registration: | C-GSVM |
| MSN: | 31-109 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Avco Lycoming TIO-540-A1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coromoro region, Andes Mountains -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Bucaramanga (SKBG) |
| Bucaramanga (SKBG) | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
CAA Colombia reported that radio contact was lost with PA-31 C-GSVM at noon, while conduction a low level geophysical survey in the Coromoro region 50 miles south of the city of Bucaramanga (SKBG), Department of Santander. The plane has a crew of two foreigners. The search and rescue team together with the Colombian Air Force are trying to find the aircraft.
On Monday 5 May 2014 the wreckage of the plane was located in the Andes mountains at an altitude of about 14,700 feet (4,500 meters). Rescue operations are hampered due to a difficult accessible terrain and bad weather conditions.
Debris were found a day later some 50 miles south of Bucaramanga and both occupants (Peter Moore, co-founder of Oracle Geoscience International and Neville Ribeiro, pilot) were killed.
Probable causes
Unnoticed entry in IMC conditions by probably trying to make a detour into the scheduled work area due to low cloud cover.
Loss of situational awareness, being in an environment of significantly reduced visibility resulting in the impact of the aircraft with the mountainous terrain (CFIT - Controlled Flight Into Terrain).
Deficient risk assessment during low altitude operation, due to the lack of familiarity of the foreign pilot with the area, and single pilot operation, which resulted in the disregard of hazards and impact against the terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20140906190400/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/2014/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31p-navajo-in-colombia-2-killed/
2. http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?f=118&t=96363
3. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/2-canadians-killed-as-plane-crashes-in-northeast-colombia-1.2632474
4. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2014/05/canadian-light-aircraft-disappears-in.html
5. http://caracol.com.co/radio/2014/05/04/regional/1399220280_207872.html
6. http://www.scramble.nl/civil-database/details?bt=pa&af=113
7. http://www.socialhangar.net/threads/pa-31-navajo-crashes-in-columbian-andes-two-fatalities.11585/
8. http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/Histricos%20Accidentes/C-GSVM.protected.pdf
Images:
Barranquilla, Colombia SKBQ, January 2014
Media:
#LoÚltimo...Encuentran avioneta accidentada en Santander- pic.twitter.com/C4DThx8kCA
— Yipaotweets (@YipaoNoticias) May 5, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2014 14:49 | harro | Added |
| 04-May-2014 15:04 | harro | Updated [Source, Photo, ] |
| 04-May-2014 15:04 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Photo, ] |
| 05-May-2014 11:22 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 05-May-2014 17:28 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2014 17:30 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 05-May-2014 20:24 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code] |
| 06-May-2014 18:42 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2017 17:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2017 17:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Oct-2017 17:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 10-Jul-2020 13:33 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2021 23:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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