Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver HK-188, Thursday 27 May 1971
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Date:Thursday 27 May 1971
Time:noon
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Owner/operator:Aerotaxi Servicios Aéreos
Registration: HK-188
MSN: 771
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Herrera -   Colombia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Chaparral
Destination airport:Herrera Airport
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed during landing on a 100 meters short runway in high winds. Regulary flight Neiva-Chaparral-Herrera. Pilot Capitan Jairo Fierro Orjuela (25) and a passenger died.

Sources:

El Tiempo 28 June 1971, p1+3

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jun-2024 14:03 TB Added
17-Jun-2024 14:03 TB Updated [Narrative]

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