De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8) crash, Oct 5, 2013 (4 killed)
De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8) accident on October 5, 2013 near Acandí, Chocó, Colombia with 4 fatalities. Cause: Not officially determined. A...
- Date: October 5, 2013
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8)
- Location: Acandí, Chocó, Colombia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not officially determined. A reported six-month investigation summary attributed the crash to crew error, including flying outside international waters and delegating terrain monitoring.
A DHC-8-202 Dash 8 surveillance aircraft departed Panama City on a U.S.-backed counter-narcotics survey flight. While cruising along the Panama-Colombia border near Acandi, Choco, it collided with trees on a wooded mountain slope and burned. Four passengers were killed and both pilots were seriously injured.