Avro RJ85 crash, Nov 28, 2016 (71 killed), La Ceja
Avro RJ85 accident on November 28, 2016 near La Ceja, Antioquia, Colombia with 71 fatalities. Cause: Aerocivil final report (April 2018), as summarized...
- Date: November 28, 2016
- Aircraft: Avro RJ85
- Location: La Ceja, Antioquia, Colombia
- Fatalities: 71
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Aerocivil final report (April 2018), as summarized by Wikipedia: controlled flight into terrain caused by fuel exhaustion, linked to an inadequate flight plan, operator supervision failures and late crew decisions.
LaMia flight 2933, an Avro RJ85 (CP 2933) carrying the Chapecoense squad from Santa Cruz to Medellín, crashed into Cerro Gordo near La Unión, Antioquia, on 28 November 2016 after running out of fuel. Of the 77 occupants, 71 were killed and 6 survived. Colombia's Aerocivil final report (April 2018) found the flight was planned without the fuel required for alternate, reserve, contingency and landing, and that the crew did not declare an emergency in time.