Cessna 303 Crusader crash, Jun 20, 2015 (1 killed), Serra...
Cessna 303 Crusader accident on June 20, 2015 near Serranía del Baudó, Chocó, Colombia with 1 fatality. Cause: Aerocivil final report COL 15 25 GIA:...
- Date: June 20, 2015
- Aircraft: Cessna 303 Crusader
- Location: Serranía del Baudó, Chocó, Colombia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Aerocivil final report COL 15 25 GIA: controlled flight into terrain after the pilot chose to continue under VFR in IMC conditions, with poor risk assessment for a VFR flight over mountains and loss of situational awareness after entering the mountain area.
On 20 June 2015 a twin engine Cessna T303 Crusader carrying one pilot and two passengers departed Nuqui for Quibdo under VFR. Nine minutes into the flight, in instrument meteorological conditions, it struck trees in dense forest in the Serrania del Baudo about 50 km north of Nuqui. The pilot was killed, while a young woman and her 8 month old baby survived with minor injuries after a search. The Colombian Aerocivil final report COL 15 25 GIA classified the accident as controlled flight into terrain.