11 fatalities

Aircraft crash near Mount Las Cruces in Colombia (HK-1093)

Dagua, ColombiaFlight

On August 26, 1973, a Beechcraft 80 Queen Air (registration HK-1093) operated by Aerovias Regionales was involved in an aviation accident near Dagua, Colombia in flight. 11 people were killed. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A).

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A twin-engine airplane crashed into a mountainside in the Dagua region, resulting in no survivors.

What happened

While traveling from Tumaco toward Cali, a twin-engine airplane collided with the slope of Mt Las Cruces. The accident occurred within the Dagua region, situated approximately 28 km northwest of Cali. The impact with the terrain resulted in the total destruction of the aircraft.

There were 11 fatalities recorded following the crash, as all occupants on board the plane perished during the event.

Findings

No specific contributing factors or official conclusions regarding the cause of the flight's descent into the mountainside were provided in the available reports.