| Date: | Monday 18 February 1991 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | ACES - Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-2758 |
| MSN: | 770 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Otú Airport (OTU) -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD) |
| Otú Airport (OTU/SKOT) |
The Twin Otter was seized by guerrillas soon after landing. After all 22 passengers had been allowed to disembark, the guerrillas set fire to the aircraft.
Sources:
Scramble Vol.12, nr.10
El Tiempo, 19-2-1991
Images:
photo (c) Karl Krämer, via Werner Fischdick; Medellín Airport (EOH); February 1982
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