Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Sep 22, 2020, Bogotá-Gua...
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on September 22, 2020 near Bogotá-Guaymaral, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia with no fatalities. Cause: Engine...
- Date: September 22, 2020
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Bogotá-Guaymaral, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure caused by fracture of three high pressure compressor rotor blades, with contributing non compliance in engine maintenance and an airworthiness directive
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on a private flight with one pilot and four passengers lost engine power shortly after takeoff from Guaymaral airport in Bogota. The aircraft struck a wall, lost its undercarriage and made an emergency landing in a field, and all five occupants survived. The Aerocivil investigation found a fractured compressor rotor disk caused the power loss, with maintenance deficiencies contributing.