Casa 212 Aviocar crash, Sep 9, 1995 (22 killed), La Macarena
Casa 212 Aviocar accident on September 9, 1995 near La Macarena, Meta, Colombia with 22 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during a...
- Date: September 9, 1995
- Aircraft: Casa 212 Aviocar
- Location: La Macarena, Meta, Colombia
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during a third approach in poor visibility, after the crew misjudged the aircraft's altitude.
A Casa 212 Aviocar on a Villavicencio to La Macarena service was unable to land in fog and rain after two abandoned approaches. On the third attempt the crew misjudged their altitude and the aircraft struck a hill about 8 km from the airport and came to rest upside down. Of 22 occupants, 21 died at the scene and the only survivor died a few days later.