Narrative:
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan survey aircraft was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain near Yumbillo in Colombia. All three occupants were killed.
The aircraft, fitted with LIDAR equipment, operated on a VFR survey flight out of Cali. It took off at 11:39 hours and made a climbing turn to the left. Seven minutes after takeoff the aircraft impacted a wooded mountainside, coming to rest at an elevation of 6773 feet. The accident terrain shows a 60° up slope and thick vegetation.
Weather conditions included low clouds.
Probable cause: (translated from Spanish report)
Execution of a VFR flight in reduced visibility weather conditions.
Poor decision making by the crew in continuing VFR operation as they were in an environment of significantly reduced visibility.
Inadequate operational risk assessment due to the lack of familiarity of the foreign crew with the topography and meteorological evolution of the sector.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 14 October 2015 |
| Time: | 11:46 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operator: | Microsurvey Aerogeofísica e Consultoria Cientifica |
| Registration: | PR-MIC |
| MSN: | 208B0841 |
| First flight: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10519 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3,6 km (2.3 mls) NW of Yumbillo ( Colombia)
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| Crash site elevation: | 2064 m (6772 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Survey/research |
| Departure airport: | Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Airport (CLO/SKCL), Colombia |
| Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Airport (CLO/SKCL), Colombia |
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan survey aircraft was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain near Yumbillo in Colombia. All three occupants were killed.
The aircraft, fitted with LIDAR equipment, operated on a VFR survey flight out of Cali. It took off at 11:39 hours and made a climbing turn to the left. Seven minutes after takeoff the aircraft impacted a wooded mountainside, coming to rest at an elevation of 6773 feet. The accident terrain shows a 60° up slope and thick vegetation.
Weather conditions included low clouds.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause: (translated from Spanish report)
Execution of a VFR flight in reduced visibility weather conditions.
Poor decision making by the crew in continuing VFR operation as they were in an environment of significantly reduced visibility.
Inadequate operational risk assessment due to the lack of familiarity of the foreign crew with the topography and meteorological evolution of the sector.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
VFR flight in IMCControlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» AerocivilFollow-up / safety actions
Aerocivil issued 3 Safety Recommendations
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Video, social media
#Exclusivo Así quedo la avioneta accidentada en zona rural de Yumbo pic.twitter.com/Ngoaes120h
— Blu Radio CALI (@BluRadioCali) October 14, 2015#Foto: Así quedo la avioneta accidentada en Yumbo, tres personas fallecieron pic.twitter.com/5dO9WaZ85S
— Blu Radio CALI (@BluRadioCali) October 14, 2015Map
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