Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 7 August 1974 |
Time: | 14:00 |
Type: | Martin 4-0-4 |
Operator: | Aeroproveedora Proa |
Registration: | HK-1485 |
MSN: | 14237 |
First flight: | 1952 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 0,5 km (0.3 mls) S of Mariquita Airport (MQU) ( Colombia)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Mariquita Airport (MQU/SKQU), Colombia |
Destination airport: | Mariquita Airport (MQU/SKQU), Colombia |
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:
PROBABLE CAUSE: Lack of coordination between the instructor and the trainee and untimely intervention by the instructor led to the stall.
Classification:
Loss of control
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accident date:
07-08-1974type: Martin 4-0-4
registration: N143S
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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.