Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Feb 12, 2020 (4 killed), Bo...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on February 12, 2020 near Bogotá-Guaymaral, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia with 4 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control...
- Date: February 12, 2020
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Bogotá-Guaymaral, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control below minimum control speed after failure of the right engine due to lack of lubrication, with improper application of the emergency procedure
A Piper Navajo operated by Aero Taxi Guaymaral lost its right engine shortly after takeoff from Guaymaral bound for Villagarzon. The crew returned for an emergency landing but the airplane lost height and crashed in a wooded area about 800 metres short of runway 11, and all four on board died. Aerocivil found loss of control below minimum control speed after an engine failure caused by lack of lubrication, and improper handling of the emergency.