Mitú – Villavicencio

On May 9, 1995 at 04:35 PM, Mitú – Villavicencio experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Cooperativa Interregional de Colombia, with the event recorded near Villavicencio Meta.

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.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport runway 04, the crew encountered poor weather conditions (heavy rain falls) and a visibility limited to 1,000 metres. After passing the missed approach point, the crew was unable to establish a visual contact with the runway and initiated a go-around procedure. Shortly later, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the San Jeronimo Mountain Range, about 5 km north of runway 22 threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 9 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-3079-G, MSN 22538, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.1487°, -73.6214°.