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| Date: | Thursday 14 September 1972 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B80 Queen Air |
| Owner/operator: | Aerotaxi Servicios Aéreos |
| Registration: | HK-1069 |
| MSN: | LD-364 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 13 km from Medellín (MDE) -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Medellín (MDE) (06:20) |
| Turbo | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit radio transmission tower on Alto de Padre Amaya 20 minutes after departure. Pilot and three passengers killed**.
Sources:
El Tiempo 31 December 1972, p5B
El Tiempo 29 November 1980, p6A
AL 072
La Nación 15 September 1972, p26**
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Feb-2014 11:07 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2014 20:35 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Feb-2015 20:08 | wf | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 29-Apr-2017 17:04 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jun-2023 06:29 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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