Hull-loss
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | Zwischenbericht |
| Datum: | 18 FEB 2009 |
| Zeit: | 15:10 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Basler Turbo-67 (BT-67) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Servicio Aéreo de Policia |
| Kennzeichen: | PNC-0211 |
| Werknummer: | 25667 |
| Baujahr: | 1944 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 27 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) (Kolumbien) |
| Flugphase: | Stehendes (STD) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD), Kolumbien |
| Quibdó-El Caraño Airport (UIB/SKUI), Kolumbien |
The Douglas DC-3C Basler turbo-conversion aircraft was operated by the Colombian National Police. It was positioned from its base in Bogotá (BOG) to Medellín (EOH). At Medellín the airplane was to pick up 27 policemen of the Escuadrón Móvil Antidisturbios (ESMAD), the anti-riot squad to Quibdó (UIB).
An explosion occurred as the policemen were boarding the plane. The fuselage ruptured and the airplane broke in two.
Media reportsd suggest the explosion was caused by the inadvertent detonation of one or more gas grenades used by ESMAD.
Informationsquelle:
» Ministerio de Defensa Nacional República de Colombia - press releas
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Quibdó-El Caraño Airport as the crow flies is 130 km (81 miles).
Distance from Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Quibdó-El Caraño Airport as the crow flies is 130 km (81 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
