Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, May 9, 1995 (9 killed), Vill...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on May 9, 1995 near Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia with 9 fatalities. Cause: Loss of situational awareness by the crew...
- Date: May 9, 1995
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of situational awareness by the crew after they deviated from the standard approach procedure, with low visibility as a contributing factor.
A COINCO Curtiss C-46 cargo flight from Mitu was making an instrument approach to Villavicencio in heavy rain and roughly 1,000 metres visibility. After a missed approach the crew could not regain visual contact with the runway, and the aircraft struck a mountain slope in the San Jeronimo range about 5 km north of the runway 22 threshold. All nine people on board were killed and the aircraft broke up on impact.