Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Sep 19, 1992 (11 killed), Vi...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on September 19, 1992 near Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia with 11 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure for unknown reasons,...
- Date: September 19, 1992
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine failure for unknown reasons, followed by a stall on the return approach.
An AVESCA Curtiss C-46 (HK-3468) was on a cargo flight from Villavicencio to Mitu. After takeoff one engine failed and the crew turned back, but the aircraft stalled on the approach and crashed a few hundred metres short of the runway. Eleven people were killed, including both pilots, and eight passengers were seriously injured.