Casa 212 Aviocar crash, Jan 10, 1991 (22 killed), Mérida
Casa 212 Aviocar accident on January 10, 1991 near Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela with 22 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew...
- Date: January 10, 1991
- Aircraft: Casa 212 Aviocar
- Location: Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew became lost in poor weather conditions.
A Venezuelan Navy Casa 212 carrying mourners to the funeral of a pilot killed in an earlier crash diverted toward Merida after encountering bad weather. While cruising in cloud, it struck a mountain slope about 55 km from Merida airport. Twenty-two of the 23 people on board were killed, and one passenger survived with injuries.