Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Oct 3, 2015 (2 killed), Bog...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on October 3, 2015 near Bogotá-Guaymaral, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia with 2 fatalities. Cause: BAAA summary:...
- Date: October 3, 2015
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Bogotá-Guaymaral, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: BAAA summary: failure of the right engine during initial climb due to failure of internal components, with high density altitude as a contributing factor.
On 3 October 2015 a Piper PA 31 Navajo, HK 3909G, declared an emergency after its right engine failed shortly after takeoff from Bogota Guaymaral. The pilot attempted a landing in a field near the Los Andes hippodrome, but the aircraft crashed and caught fire. Two occupants were killed and one passenger was injured.