Fairchild FH-227 HC-AYM
17 January 2002 · El Tigre, Colombia · Fatal
Summary
On 17 January 2002 at about 16:12 local time, a Fairchild FH-227 registered HC-AYM, operated by Petroecuador, was involved in an accident near El Tigre, Colombia. 26 people were on board and 26 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Tigre, Colombia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild FH-227
- Registration
- HC-AYM
- Operator
- Petroecuador
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- NTSB number
- WAS02RA025
People
26 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Fairchild FH-227 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1983 | Fairchild FH-227 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1975 | Fairchild FH-227 | New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Air New England | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1972 | Fairchild FH-227 | Islip, New York, United States | Mohawk Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 15 Sep 1970 | Fairchild FH-227 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Mohawk Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1969 | Fairchild FH-227 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1969 | Fairchild FH-227 | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2002 | ATR 42-500 | Caratagena, Colombia | Aces | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 2002 | Boeing 727-134 | Ipiales, Colombia | Tame Airlines | Fatal | 92 |
| 24 Jul 2002 | Cessna T210M | Urrao, Colombia | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Oct 2002 | Bellanca 17-30 | Bogota, Colombia | Private Individual | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jun 2002 | Douglas DC-9-15 | Neiva, Colombia | Intercontinental de Aviacion | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2002 | Gavilan 358 | Villavicencio, Colombia | SAER Air Charters S.A. | Minor injuries | - |