Cessna 303 Crusader crash, Jan 8, 2021 (1 killed), Bojacá
Cessna 303 Crusader accident on January 8, 2021 near Bojacá, Cundinamarca, Colombia with 1 fatality. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the...
- Date: January 8, 2021
- Aircraft: Cessna 303 Crusader
- Location: Bojacá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot chose to continue under visual rules in instrument conditions, with low situational awareness of the surrounding terrain.
A privately flown Cessna 303 Crusader left Flandes for Guaymaral near Bogota and ran into worsening weather in the mountains. It hit trees in hilly wooded terrain near Bojaca at about 9,260 ft, killing the sole pilot. Colombian investigators classified it as controlled flight into terrain.