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| Date: | Wednesday 29 March 2006 |
| Time: | 08:05 |
| Type: |  Cessna TU206G Turbo Stationair |
| Owner/operator: | NATIVA |
| Registration: | HK-2969 |
| MSN: | U20606698 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | University Sports Field, Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Olaya Herrera Airport, Medellin (SKMD) |
| Municipality of Ituango | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A single-engine Cessna 206 airplane, Colombian registration HK-2969, was destroyed upon impact with obstacles while attempting a forced landing in a sport field following a reported loss of engine power near Medellin, Republic of Colombia. The commercial pilot and his 4 passengers were fatally injured. A student attending the Universidad Pontifica Bolivariana, was also fatally injured, while 5 other students received minor injuries.
The airplane was owned and operated by a domestic corporation and was being utilized as an on-demand air taxi service. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the flight for which a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The flight departed from the Olaya Herrera Airport and was destined for the Municipality of Ituango.
Cause: Pilot failed to abort the takeoff when the engine lost power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DFW06WA091 at http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20060406X00403&ntsbno=DFW06WA091&akey=1
2. http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/AAeronautica/InvAccidentes/LAccidentes/Accidentes/HK-2969.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jul-2016 18:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jan-2020 08:45 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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