Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 5 October 2013
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-202
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: N356PH
Location: Acand¡, Choc¢ Province –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: DHC-8 military surveillance planeDHC-8 military surveillance plane
Category: Accident
A DHC-8 military surveillance plane crashed near Acand¡, Choc¢ Province, Colombia, resulting in the deaths of four occupants. Both pilots survived. The aircraft was operating on a maritime counter-drug patrol mission in the Panama-Colombian border area. The identification of the plane remains unknown.A DHC-8 military surveillance plane crashed near Acand¡, Choc¢ Province, Colombia, resulting in the deaths of four occupants. Both pilots survived. The aircraft was operating on a maritime counter-drug patrol mission in the Panama-Colombian border area. The identification of the plane remains unknown.
Description
A U.S. DHC-8 military surveillance plane crashed near Acand¡, Choc¢ Province, Colombia, killing four occupants. Both pilots survived. The airplane operated on a maritime counter-drug patrol mission in the Panama-Colombian border area. The identity of the plane has not been confirmed.
Source of Information
http://www.prensa.com/impreso/panorama/muere-oficial-del-senan/210500, http://www.vocativ.com/12-2013/plane-crash-in-colombia/http://www.prensa.com/impreso/panorama/muere-oficial-del-senan/210500, http://www.vocativ.com/12-2013/plane-crash-in-colombia/Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or navigational error during the counter-drug patrol mission.Possible mechanical failure or navigational error during the counter-drug patrol mission.Share on:
