Narrative:
Forced landing with engine on fire. The airplane exploded shortly afterwards because it carried a cargo of explosives.
» Civil Aircraft Registers of Colombia / Air Britain Historians, 1983
» Thomas Brügge
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 26 April 1983 |
| Type: |  IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 Islander |
| Operator: | Aviones Ejecutivos |
| Registration: | HK-2687X |
| MSN: | 841 |
| First flight: | 1977-04-23 (6 years ) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Barranca de Upia ( Colombia)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Forced landing with engine on fire. The airplane exploded shortly afterwards because it carried a cargo of explosives.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» BAAA-ACRO» Civil Aircraft Registers of Colombia / Air Britain Historians, 1983
» Thomas Brügge
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes
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