Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Jan 23, 1985 (17 killed)
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on January 23, 1985 near La Magdalena, Valle del Cauca, Colombia with 17 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: January 23, 1985
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: La Magdalena, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew decided to continue under visual rules in instrument conditions, with mist and intermittent rain reducing visibility.
An AIRES Colombia Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante (HK-2638) on a scheduled service toward Cali struck a mountainside at about 8,600 feet after the crew continued under visual rules into bad weather. All 17 occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.