Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN) crash, Jul 31, 2015 (11 killed)
Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN) accident on July 31, 2015 near Agustín Codazzi, Cesar, Colombia with 11 fatalities. Cause: Colombian Air Force final report...
- Date: July 31, 2015
- Aircraft: Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN)
- Location: Agustín Codazzi, Cesar, Colombia
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Colombian Air Force final report (with Airbus Military and General Electric experts, as reported by the Air Force): severe icing on the aircraft surfaces brought the aircraft down; collision, external attack, modifications, and engine or structural failure were ruled out.
A Colombian Air Force CASA CN 235 (FAC1261) on a special intelligence support flight from Palanquero to Barranquilla, via Valledupar, lost radio contact in poor weather on 31 July 2015. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field near Agustin Codazzi, Cesar, killing all 11 crew. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and there was no fire.