Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Oct 14, 2015 (3 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on October 14, 2015 near Yumbo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Aerocivil (report COL 15 42 GIA,...
- Date: October 14, 2015
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Yumbo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Aerocivil (report COL 15 42 GIA, as summarized by BAAA): controlled flight into terrain during a VFR flight in reduced visibility, poor crew decision making in continuing VFR, and inadequate risk assessment given the crew's unfamiliarity with the local terrain and weather.
On 14 October 2015 a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, PR MIC, operated by Microsurvey for a geophysical survey over Choco, departed Cali with three crew. About two minutes after reporting 5,600 feet in poor visibility, it struck trees and crashed in hilly terrain near Yumbo, Valle del Cauca. All three occupants were killed, and Aerocivil found controlled flight into terrain during VFR flight in reduced visibility.