Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Jan 21, 2005, Colquiri
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on January 21, 2005 near Colquiri, Cochabamba, Bolivia with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after excessive...
- Date: January 21, 2005
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Colquiri, Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control after excessive accumulation of ice and frost while flying in freezing fog.
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operated by Amaszonas was flying a scheduled service from La Paz to Sucre with ten passengers and two pilots. About 45 minutes into the flight the crew reported icing, and the aircraft lost height and struck the slope of Mount Huaricollo near Colquiri. All twelve occupants survived, but the aircraft was destroyed.