What the records say
- When
- 1 May 2023
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 2.57° N, 72.63° W
- Description
- 2023 aviation accident and rescue operation in Colombia
- Deaths
- 3
- Injured
- 4
2023 Caquetá Cessna Stationair crash
Air crash and rescue
On 1 May 2023, a Cessna 206 light aircraft with seven people on board crashed in the jungle in the Caquetá Department of Colombia. Two of the occupants – the pilot and co-pilot were killed on impact, while four passengers survived the crash. The mother survived for several days and died, leaving the children to fend for themselves.
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