Villavicencio - Mitú

On October 8, 1994 at 03:45 PM, Villavicencio - Mitú experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-32, operated by Selva Colombia - Servicios Aéreos del Vaupés, with the event recorded near Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley Vaupés.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. On short final to Mitú-Fabio A. León Bentley Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft landed 8 metres short of runway. It bounced and landed a second time 300 metres past the runway threshold. Upon touchdown, the right main gear collapsed. Out of control, the aircraft veered off runway to the right, slid through the apron and eventually collided with a parked Satena PC-6, broken in two. All five crew members were injured as well as two technicians working on the PC-6.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-3929X, MSN 33 01, year of manufacture 1992.