| Date: | Wednesday 7 August 1974 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Martin 4-0-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroproveedora Proa |
| Registration: | HK-1485 |
| MSN: | 14237 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 0,5 km S of Mariquita Airport (MQU) -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mariquita Airport (MQU/SKQU) |
| Mariquita Airport (MQU/SKQU) |
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: Lack of coordination between the instructor and the trainee and untimely intervention by the instructor led to the stall.
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Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Atlanta International Airport, GA (ATL); 29 August 1973
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