Casa 212 Aviocar crash, Oct 9, 2009 (11 killed), Fonds-Ve...
Casa 212 Aviocar accident on October 9, 2009 near Fonds-Verrettes, West, Haiti with 11 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control into terrain in a deep...
- Date: October 9, 2009
- Aircraft: Casa 212 Aviocar
- Location: Fonds-Verrettes, West, Haiti
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control into terrain in a deep valley. One secondary summary of the Uruguayan Air Force investigation says the aircraft left its filed flight plan and the crew lacked mountain-flying experience. The official report was not reviewed.
A Uruguayan Air Force CASA C-212 operating a UN MINUSTAH border patrol flight from Port-au-Prince struck a mountainside about 20 km west of Fonds-Verrettes in Haiti. All 11 people aboard, nine passengers and two pilots, were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.