Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 18 November 1990
Aircraft Type: CASA C-212 Aviocar 200
Owner/operator: SATENA
Registration Number: FAC-1150
Location: Cerro San Nicol s, 112 km SW of Medellin –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: CASA C-212 Aviocar transport planeCASA C-212 Aviocar transport plane
Category: Accident
A CASA C-212 Aviocar transport plane crashed during a domestic passenger flight from Quibd¢-El Cara¤o Airport to Bogot -Eldorado Airport. All fifteen passengers were killed. The flight departed Quibd¢ at 12:43 and the pilot made his last position report overflying Carmen de Atrat¢. The plane struck Cerro San Nicol s at an elevation of 11,500 feet (3500 meters) shortly after takeoff.A CASA C-212 Aviocar transport plane crashed during a domestic passenger flight from Quibd¢-El Cara¤o Airport to Bogot -Eldorado Airport. All fifteen passengers were killed. The flight departed Quibd¢ at 12:43 and the pilot made his last position report overflying Carmen de Atrat¢. The plane struck Cerro San Nicol s at an elevation of 11,500 feet (3500 meters) shortly after takeoff.
Description
A CASA C-212 Aviocar transport plane, operated by the Colombian military airline SATENA, was destroyed when it flew into the side of a mountain. The airplane operated on a domestic passenger flight from Quibd¢-El Cara¤o Airport (UIB) to Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG). All fifteen on board were killed in the accident. The flight departed Quibd¢ at 12:43. The pilot made his last position report when overflying Carmen de Atrato. The estimated time of arrival at Bogot was 14:00. A few minutes later the airplane flew into the side of Cerro San Nicol s at an elevation of 11.500 feet (3500 m).
Primary Cause
Mountainic terrain and a sudden impact with a mountain side.Mountainic terrain and a sudden impact with a mountain side.Share on:
