De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Nov 30, 1996 (14 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on November 30, 1996 near Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera, Antioquia, Colombia with 14 fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: November 30, 1996
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera, Antioquia, Colombia
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The crew did not assess the aircraft's performance against terrain at its high takeoff weight. Dispatch errors in totalling weights and crew complacency in good weather were contributing factors.
An ACES Colombia Twin Otter on flight VX148 took off from Medellin Enrique Olaya Herrera carrying a heavy load and failed to gain height. About three minutes after takeoff it struck the slope of Padre Amaya, around 8 km from the airport, and the wreck lay about 30 metres below the summit. One passenger survived and 14 people died.