Let L-410 crash, Mar 26, 2005 (9 killed), El Embrujo (Pro...
Let L-410 accident on March 26, 2005 near El Embrujo (Providencia Island), San Andrés, Providencia & Santa Catalina, Colombia with 9 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: March 26, 2005
- Aircraft: Let L-410
- Location: El Embrujo (Providencia Island), San Andrés, Providencia & Santa Catalina, Colombia
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure near V1, with crew errors in responding to it: mishandled fuel-flow control levers, a low-speed climb after an engine shutdown, and poor crew resource management. This follows the cause recorded in the existing entry.
A West Caribbean Airways Let L-410 on a scheduled flight from El Embrujo to San Andres lost an engine around V1 during the takeoff roll. The crew continued, and the aircraft rolled right and entered an uncontrolled descent, crashing into woodland just past the runway end. Both pilots and seven passengers were killed, and five passengers were injured.