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| Date: | Wednesday 8 January 2025 |
| Time: | 17:36 |
| Type: |  Cessna 402C |
| Owner/operator: | Pacífica de Aviación |
| Registration: | HK-2522 |
| MSN: | 402C0322 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Urrao, Antioquia -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Juradó Airport (JUO/SKJU) |
| Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD) | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Cessna 402C impacted in a wooded mountainside at an elevation of 9424 feet, killing all 10 occupants onboard. The accident occurred en route from Juradó Airport (JUO) to Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH). The aircraft lost radar contact at approximately 17:32 while flying over the Frontino mountain range in Antioquia, Colombia. Adverse weather conditions and the challenging terrain are believed to have contributed to the crash. Rescuers faced significant challenges due to the remote location and dense forest surrounding the crash site.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.pulzo.com/nacion/video-recorrido-avion-perdido-antioquia-antes-perder-contacto-PP4220409
https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/medellin/gobernador-de-antioquia-confirmo-que-no-hay-sobrevientes-de-la-avioneta-de-pacifica-accidentada-3416461
https://search.app/g6C9H2BfpKRDjwT89
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hk-2522#38a5edfe
Images:
HK2522 at Quibdo on the 26th of August 2024; photo (c) Jaime Escobar
Media:
#Atención La @AerocivilCol informa que esta tarde, un helicóptero participante en la búsqueda, avistó restos que aparentemente corresponden a la aeronave Cessna 402 HK2522 en jurisdicción de Urrao, Antioquia. Equipos de rescate trabajan para acceder al sitio exacto del accidente. pic.twitter.com/gywVycLLgu
— Aeronáutica Civil (@AerocivilCol) January 9, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2025 07:06 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Jan-2025 07:47 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2025 10:10 | ASN | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 09-Jan-2025 14:50 | SignorPignolini | Updated [Nature, Source, ] |
| 09-Jan-2025 19:22 | Anon. | Updated [Time, ] |
| 10-Jan-2025 08:02 | SignorPignolini | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2025 08:03 | ASN | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2025 19:05 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2025 19:07 | ASN | Updated |
| 13-Jan-2025 17:53 | alex14bernal | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Feb-2025 19:44 | ASN | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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