Incident Piper PA-31 Navajo HK-1591,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28227
 
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Date:Wednesday 22 August 1973
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA31 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-31 Navajo
Owner/operator:Transportes Aéreos Tropicales
Registration: HK-1591
MSN: 31-379
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Santiago Vila Airport, Yavi, Tolima -   Colombia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Barranquilla, Colombia
Destination airport:Santiago Vila Airport, Yavi, Tolima (GIR/SKGI)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ran into ditch after ground loop on landing at Santiago Vila Airport, Yavi, Tolima, Colombia, on 22 August 1973.

Sources:

1. El Tiempo 31 December 1973, page 2B
2. http://www.rescate.com/registrohk.html
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/HK-1591.html

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
21 September 2003 LV-RLT AC Río Cuarto, CD 0 Las Higueras Airport, CD sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
05-Apr-2015 13:57 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative]
27-Apr-2015 00:55 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Mar-2017 10:00 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
21-Sep-2017 15:15 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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