Britten-Norman Islander crash, Aug 12, 2024, Yerbabuena
Britten-Norman Islander accident on August 12, 2024 near Yerbabuena, Cundinamarca, Colombia with no fatalities. Cause: Aerocivil investigation...
- Date: August 12, 2024
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: Yerbabuena, Cundinamarca, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Aerocivil investigation continues. The aircraft lost contact with ATC soon after takeoff and declared an emergency.
A Britten Norman Islander air ambulance bound for La Macarena declared an emergency minutes after leaving Bogotá Guaymaral and came down in an open field in the Yerbabuena area near Chía. The four occupants were injured, reportedly with fractures, and the aircraft was destroyed.