Fort Belvoir - Patuxent River

On December 1, 1989 at 09:30 AM, Fort Belvoir - Patuxent River experienced a crash involving Casa 212 Aviocar, operated by United States Army, with the event recorded near Patuxent River NAS Maryland.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Davison AAF (Fort Belvoir), the aircraft was approaching Patuxent River NAS when, at a height of about 800 feet, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the Chesapeake Bay. The wreckage sank by a depth of 45 feet and was found less than 100 yards offshore. All five crew members were killed. The aircraft was operated by the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) and carried both civil N296CA and military 88-0321 registrations.

Aircraft reference details include registration N296CA, MSN 296, year of manufacture 1983.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.2845°, -76.4098°.