What happened
At approximately midday, an aircraft departed from Cali-Palmaseca Airport. Shortly after the takeoff phase, while the plane was positioned over the Marmato beacon, the right engine experienced a mechanical failure. During this period, the engine caught fire, and the flight crew encountered difficulties attempting to feather the propeller.
Although the crew managed to suppress the fire and successfully feather the propeller after several seconds, the aircraft had already suffered a significant loss of altitude. Due to the diminished flight capabilities, the pilot initiated an emergency descent. The aircraft subsequently performed a crash landing in a field situated a few kilometers from the airport. While there were no injuries reported among the two pilots, the aircraft was destroyed and deemed beyond repair.
Findings
Investigations into the incident determined that the sequence of events was initiated by the detachment of an engine cowling during flight, which led to the failure of cylinder number five on the right-hand engine.