Incident Description
While en route from Mitú to La Pedrera, the flight crew experienced deteriorating weather conditions. Unable to receive a final weather bulletin for the destination airport, the pilot decided to divert to Taraira. After a waiting period on the ground, the crew initiated a takeoff. However, the soft runway surface was wet, preventing the aircraft from gaining sufficient speed. The crew abandoned the takeoff procedure, but the aircraft overran the runway and came to rest.
Occupant Status and Damage
All three occupants escaped uninjured. The aircraft sustained damage beyond repair.
Probable Cause
According to the official investigation, the probable cause was: "Decision by the crew to abort takeoff from an inappropriate field due to the wet conditions and soft surface which produced higher coefficients of friction and a lower acceleration factor that prevented reaching takeoff speed after which the crew determined to discontinue the takeoff without sufficient stopping distance, which led to the accident."