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| Date: | Wednesday 22 August 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Transportes Aéreos Tropicales |
| Registration: | HK-1591 |
| MSN: | 31-379 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Santiago Vila Airport, Yavi, Tolima -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Santiago Vila Airport, Yavi, Tolima (GIR/SKGI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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 |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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