Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Friday 31 July 2015 |
Type: | CASA CN-235M-200 |
Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
Registration: | FAC-1261 |
MSN: | C-118 |
First flight: | 1997 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | near Codazzi ( Colombia)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Palanquero-German Olano Air Base (PAL/SKPQ), Colombia |
Destination airport: | Valledupar Airport (VUP/SKVP), Colombia |
Narrative:A CASA CN-235 transport plane operated by the Colombian Air Force was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Codazzi, Colombia. All 11 persons on board sustained fatal injuries.
The aircraft departed Palanquero Air Base at 16:00 hours local time on a flight to Barranquilla via Valledupar. The Air Force stated that the pilot reported an engine failure prior to the accident.
Weather conditions at the time of the accident were said to have been poor.
Sources:
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El Tiempo»
Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
Photos
Weather satellite imagery at 23:00Z (18:00 local time in Colombia)
accident date:
31-07-2015type: CASA CN-235M-100
registration: FAC1261
accident date:
31-07-2015type: CASA CN-235M-100
registration: FAC1261
Video, social media
Map
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 Palanquero-German Olano Air Base to Valledupar Airport as the crow flies is 569 km (356 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.