Douglas DC-3 crash, Oct 15, 2004 (3 killed), Medellín-Enr...
Douglas DC-3 accident on October 15, 2004 near Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera, Antioquia, Colombia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: October 15, 2004
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera, Antioquia, Colombia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew continued an approach in instrument conditions without adequate altitude awareness. Poor crew resource management and lack of situational awareness were contributing factors.
A cargo flight from Villavicencio to Medellin diverted to the Enrique Olaya Herrera airport because fog had closed Jose Maria Cordova. On the approach in instrument conditions the crew kept descending and the DC-3 struck a mountain about 13 km short of the runway. All three occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.