ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229069
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| Date: | Sunday 15 September 2019 |
| Time: | 14:11 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | TransPacificos |
| Registration: | HK-5229 |
| MSN: | 31-7405212 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Guillermo León Valencia Airport (SKPP), Popayán -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Popayán-Guillermo León Valencia Airport (PPN/SKPP) |
| Lopez De Micay Airport (LMX) | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft impacted residential structures shortly after takeoff from Guillermo León Valencia Airport (SKPP), Popayán. The airplane sustained substantial damage and seven of the nine occupants onboard were fatally injured. Two occupants onboard the aircraft received serious injuries. Five injuries have been reported on the ground.
Probable Cause(s):
Loss of in-flight control of the aircraft due to possible excess weight. The aircraft probably managed to take off due to "ground effect", but, once in the air and out of ground effect, it was not able to obtain the speed that would allow it to safely accomplish the climb.
Contributing Factors:
Absence of Dispatch procedures of the operator to perform a correct Weight and Balance of the aircraft, and the effective control of the boarded cargo.
Incorrect calculation of the weight and balance of the aircraft by the crew, by not considering all the cargo that was loaded, causing the aircraft to take off with a possible excess weight.
Weak operational safety management processes of the operator by not considering the operating characteristics of airfields such as Popayán (high altitude, high ambient temperature) that significantly limit the operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://colombiareports.com/at-least-seven-killed-as-plane-crashes-in-southwest-colombia-city/
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2019/09/16/colombia-plane-crash-kills-7/
https://www.ctpost.com/espanol/news/article/Avioneta-se-estrella-en-Colombia-al-menos-7-14441883.php
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https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9146472 (photo)
Location
Media:
COLOMBIA: Piccolo aereo si schianta su un edificio a Popayan nel dipartimento di Cauca: 7 morti e 2 feriti pic.twitter.com/ATCHAkUtaQ
— BreakingItalyNews (@BreakingItalyNe) September 16, 2019
At least 7 dead after plane crashes near #Popayan, Colombia pic.twitter.com/x96jYmwBfa
— Ruptly (@Ruptly) September 16, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2019 22:52 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Sep-2019 22:55 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport] |
| 15-Sep-2019 23:30 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source] |
| 15-Sep-2019 23:30 | RobertMB | Updated [Nature] |
| 16-Sep-2019 06:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Embed code] |
| 11-Feb-2021 17:15 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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