Witnesses reported an engine failure and fire on takeoff. The airplane descended into a farm area, crashed and burned. There were 19 persons on board, 6 survived.

The accident investigation is being conducted by:

Aeronautica Civil Apartado Aereo 12307 Aeropuerto Internacional Eldorado Santafe de Bogota, D.C. Colombia Phone 57 1 413 5419 Fax 57 1 413 9480