Cessna 404 Titan crash, Jul 24, 1993 (13 killed), Bogotá-...
Cessna 404 Titan accident on July 24, 1993 near Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia with 13 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the left...
- Date: July 24, 1993
- Aircraft: Cessna 404 Titan
- Location: Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of the left engine of unknown origin during initial climb, followed by a stall during the turn back to the airport due to insufficient airspeed.
A Cessna 404 Titan operated by Aerocivil on a flight from Bogota to Cali lost its left engine shortly after takeoff from El Dorado. The crew turned back toward the airport, but the aircraft stalled and crashed onto a building housing a car dealership. All seven occupants died, along with six people on the ground, including the director and deputy director of Colombia's civil aviation authority. Seven people on the ground were injured.