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This is what happens when an airplane take off overloaded : beyond its maximum take off weight

Aircraft Type : Cessna 182
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This accident happened in Columbia. The Cessna 182 took off overloaded. The plane barely climbed, but had not enough speed and crashed into a building a few seconds later.
The plane was operated by an organization that helps people with medical assistance on remote places of Colombia (Patrulla Aérea Colombiana). There were 4 people on board: The pilot and chief of medical staff, another physician, a little boy recently operated, and the mother of the boy. All were killed in the accident.

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