Accident Beechcraft B80 Queen Air HK-1069,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26741
 
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Date:Thursday 14 September 1972
Time:morning
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-1069
MSN: LD-364
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:13 km from Medellín (MDE) -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Medellín (MDE) (06:20)
Destination airport:Turbo
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit radio transmission tower on Alto de Padre Amaya 20 minutes after departure. Pilot and three passengers killed**.

Sources:

El Tiempo 31 December 1972, p5B
El Tiempo 29 November 1980, p6A
AL 072
La Nación 15 September 1972, p26**

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
25-Feb-2014 11:07 TB Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
29-Jun-2014 20:35 TB Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
08-Feb-2015 20:08 wf Updated [Location, Source]
29-Apr-2017 17:04 TB Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
04-Jun-2023 06:29 Ron Averes Updated [[Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]

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