Casa 212 Aviocar crash, Nov 27, 2004 (6 killed), Bamyan
Casa 212 Aviocar accident on November 27, 2004 near Bamyan, Bamyan, Afghanistan with 6 fatalities. Cause: The captain flew a nonstandard route and did...
- Date: November 27, 2004
- Aircraft: Casa 212 Aviocar
- Location: Bamyan, Bamyan, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The captain flew a nonstandard route and did not keep adequate terrain clearance. Operator oversight failures, the lack of flight-locating procedures and limited oversight by the FAA and DoD were contributing factors.
A Presidential Airways CASA 212 on a Department of Defense contract flight from Bagram to Farah struck mountainous terrain in the Bamyan Valley in daylight visual conditions. All six people on board were killed, including three U.S. Army soldiers.