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2019-03-10 21:51:56
Fourteen people die in horror Colombian plane crash after pilot makes distress call midway through the flight
A plane crashed in Colombia on
Saturday, killing everyone on board including a mayor and her family.
Doris Villegas, the mayor of the municipality of Taraira, and her husband and daughter, as well as the owner of the aircraft, pilot Jaime Carrillo, co-pilot Jaime Herrera and aviation technician Alex Moreno have been identified among the victims.
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The pilot made a distress call then lost contact before crashing in Meta.
Authorities have suggested an engine failure could have caused the crash.
A Douglas DC-3 passenger aircraft with 14 people on board has crashed in Colombia, killing all passengers including a mayor and her husband and daughter. It is believed the engine failed. The wreckage at the crash site is shown
The plane, a Douglas DC-3, is an American-made twin-engine propeller plane first built in the 1930s.
The distress call was made at 10.40am local time and authorities are yet to officially confirm the number of dead.
The plane, owned by Laser airlines, was en route from the southern city of San Jose del Guaviare to the city of Villavicencio.
The distress call was made at 10.40am local time on Saturday. All 12 occupants diedThe pilot made a distress call midway through the flight before he lost signal and crashedA handout photo made available by the Defensa Civil Colombiana shows the scene of an airplane accident in the village of La Bendicion, municipality of San Martin, Meta, Colombia on Saturday, which killed everyone on board
It crashed about midway through its flight in San Carlos de Guaroa municipality in the plains province of Meta.
The fire department confirmed the flight had not faced unfavorable weather conditions and it caught fire after crashing.
Colonel Jorge Martinez, director of the Defensa Civil, said: 'At the moment of flying over the municipality of San Martin, an engine turns off and the pilot ... tries to land ... but it gets out of control.'
Colonel Jorge Martinez, director of the Defensa Civil, said: 'At the moment of flying over the municipality of San Martin, an engine turns off and the pilot ... tries to land ... but it gets out of control.' Wreckage is shownIt crashed about midway through its flight in San Carlos de Guaroa municipality in the plains province of MetaThe fire department confirmed the flight had not faced unfavorable weather conditions and it caught fire after crashing. Members of civil defense are shown at the site of the crash in San Martin, norttheast of Colombia on Saturday