Douglas DC-3 crash, May 8, 2014 (5 killed), San Vicente d...
Douglas DC-3 accident on May 8, 2014 near San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá, Colombia with 5 fatalities. Cause: BAAA: The crew did not properly assess...
- Date: May 8, 2014
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá, Colombia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: BAAA: The crew did not properly assess the risk of deteriorating weather, chose to fly in VFR mode, and while cruising in IMC below the minimum prescribed altitude lost situational awareness and flew into the mountainous terrain.
A Douglas DC 3C cargo flight from Villavicencio to Florencia, carrying two pilots and three passengers, struck wooded mountainous terrain about 45 km north of San Vicente del Caguan while cruising at 6,500 feet. The weather had deteriorated and the aircraft was operating under VFR in IMC. All five occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed. The Colombian civil aviation authority later published a final report on the accident.