Accident Beechcraft B80 Queen Air HK-844,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26723
 
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Date:Thursday 16 December 1971
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE80 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft B80 Queen Air
Owner/operator:Aerotaxi Servicios Aéreos
Registration: HK-844
MSN: LD-307
Fatalities:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5 km from El Edén (AXM), Armenia -   Colombia
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:El Edén Airport (AXM) (13:09)
Destination airport:Bogotá
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed shortly after take-off during attempt to return to the airport.

Sources:

https://www.aviacol.net/aerolineas-desaparecidas/aerotaxi-s.a.html
El Tiempo 17 December 1971, p1+6A/26 November 1972, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
11-Jul-2011 12:22 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Feb-2014 20:02 TB Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Feb-2014 19:59 TB Updated [Time, Nature, Source]
17-Nov-2022 08:00 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]

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