Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle crash, Jan 31, 2001 (3 killed)
Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle accident on January 31, 2001 near Yopal, Casanare, Colombia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Low situational awareness by the...
- Date: January 31, 2001
- Aircraft: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle
- Location: Yopal, Casanare, Colombia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Low situational awareness by the captain during the approach to Mitu and failure to plan the Yopal approach in the emergency, with poor crew resource management and a relatively inexperienced copilot as contributing factors.
A Caravelle cargo flight from Bogota to Mitu declared a hydraulic failure and diverted to Yopal. While holding to burn fuel, the right engine failed and the aircraft lost height and crashed 7.9 km short of runway 05. Three people were rescued and three, including a crew member, died.