ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44243
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| Date: | Saturday 24 December 2005 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Tamair Inc. |
| Registration: | N7744D |
| MSN: | 32-1148 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cali -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cali (SKCL) |
| Quito (SEQU) | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On December 24, 2005 about 1400 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32-260, N7744J, registered to Tamair Inc. and operated by an individual, impacted into a residential area in Cali, Colombia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The pilot and passengers received fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The flight was originating at the time from the Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport.
According to information obtained from the Colombian Aeronautica Civil witnesses observed the accident airplane develop some type of mechanical problem moments after departure. The airplane crashed in a nose down attitude into several residential buildings, which were not occupied at the time and a postcrash fire ensued.
CAUSES
1 PROBABLE CAUSE
In-flight separation of the tail section due to aerodynamic overload
2 CONTRIBUTING CAUSE
Lack of experience in instrument flying.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20060120X00095&key=1
http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/Histricos%20Accidentes/N7744J.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 16-Mar-2020 09:34 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2020 17:53 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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