Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Mar 12, 2014 (5 killed), Vi...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on March 12, 2014 near Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Aerocivil: lack of technical guidance in...
- Date: March 12, 2014
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Aerocivil: lack of technical guidance in the flight manual for an in flight engine failure, crew decisions made in haste, and an unstabilized approach in which the crew turned toward the runway on the side of the inoperative engine with maximum power on the operational engine, leading to loss of control at low altitude.
A Beechcraft C90 King Air operated by Ambulancias Aereas de Colombia was flying an air ambulance mission from Bogota to Araracuara with two pilots, two doctors and one patient. About 15 minutes after departure the crew reported problems and diverted to Villavicencio, where on approach to La Vanguardia the aircraft stalled, crashed beside a road and burned, killing all five people on board. The Colombian investigation authority (Aerocivil) attributed the accident to the crew's unstabilized approach and loss of control after the engine failure.