Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, May 27, 2014 (5 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on May 27, 2014 near Carmelo, Colonia, Uruguay with 5 fatalities. Cause: CIAIA (Uruguay): controlled flight into...
- Date: May 27, 2014
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Carmelo, Colonia, Uruguay
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: CIAIA (Uruguay): controlled flight into terrain after the pilot lost situational awareness due to poor evaluation of conditions on arrival, with the approach continued under VFR in IMC below minimum visibility as a contributing factor.
On 27 May 2014 a Beechcraft Super King Air B200 flew an executive flight from San Fernando, Buenos Aires, toward Carmelo, Uruguay. On the second approach, under VFR in deteriorating weather, the aircraft turned left in descent and struck the Rio de la Plata about 10 km southwest of Carmelo airport, coming to rest in shallow water. The pilot and four passengers were killed and four others were injured; the Uruguayan investigation commission CIAIA attributed the accident to human factors, and press reports of its 56 page report also cite alcohol and cocaine use by the pilot about 24 hours before the flight.