Boeing 757-200 crash, Dec 20, 1995 (159 killed), Buga
Boeing 757-200 accident on December 20, 1995 near Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia with 159 fatalities. Cause: The flightcrew's poor approach planning...
- Date: December 20, 1995
- Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
- Location: Buga, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
- Fatalities: 159
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The flightcrew's poor approach planning and execution, inadequate use of automation, failure to abandon the approach despite warnings, loss of situational awareness, and failure to revert to basic radio navigation when FMS navigation became confusing.
American Airlines Flight 965 from Miami to Cali was cleared for a VOR approach to runway 19, but the crew selected the wrong navaid (Romeo instead of Rozo) in the FMS and turned left toward the mountains. The 757 was then pitched up and stalled into terrain near Buga, killing 159 people. Four passengers survived.