De Havilland DHC-8-300 (Dash-8) crash, Sep 14, 1997, Pere...
De Havilland DHC-8-300 (Dash-8) accident on September 14, 1997 near Pereira-Matecaña, Risaralda, Colombia with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined.
- Date: September 14, 1997
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-8-300 (Dash-8)
- Location: Pereira-Matecaña, Risaralda, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined
An Intercontinental de Aviacion Dash 8 operating a scheduled flight from San Andres via Bogota to Pereira landed normally, but after about 700 metres of braking the undercarriage slowly retracted. The aircraft settled onto its belly and was damaged beyond repair, with all 44 occupants unhurt.