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Date: | Wednesday 7 August 1974 |
Time: | 14:00 |
Type: | Martin 4-0-4 |
Owner/operator: | Aeroproveedora Proa |
Registration: | HK-1485 |
MSN: | 14237 |
Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 0,5 km S of Mariquita Airport (MQU) -
Colombia
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Mariquita Airport (MQU/SKQU) |
Destination airport: | Mariquita Airport (MQU/SKQU) |
Narrative:An engine failure was simulated on the downwind leg by reducing power on the no. 1 engine. The aircraft stalled on finals and crashed 500 m short of runway 18.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Lack of coordination between the instructor and the trainee and untimely intervention by the instructor led to the stall.
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photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Atlanta International Airport, GA (ATL); 29 August 1973
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