Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Feb 13, 2003 (2 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on February 13, 2003 near El Para, Caquetá, Colombia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure after the turbine...
- Date: February 13, 2003
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: El Para, Caquetá, Colombia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure after the turbine overheated in flight.
A Cessna Grand Caravan on a survey flight for a US-funded anti-narcotics program lost its engine at 5,000 feet after the turbine overheated. The crew attempted an emergency landing on a mountain slope near El Para, where the aircraft burst into flames. Both pilots were shot by FARC insurgents after the crash, and the three other occupants were taken hostage and released in 2008.