Villavicencio - La Macarena

On September 9, 1995 at 07:15 AM, Villavicencio - La Macarena experienced a crash involving Casa 212 Aviocar, operated by SATENA - Servicio de Aeronavegacion a Territorios Nacionales, with the event recorded near La Macarena Meta.

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

22 people were known to be on board, 22 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 18, passenger fatalities: 18, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching La Macarena Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to rain falls and fog. Unable to establish a visual contact with the airport, the crew initiated a go-around procedure. Few minutes later, a second attempt to land was also abandoned. During a third attempt, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft collided with a hill located about 8 km from the airport and came to rest upside down. A passenger was seriously injured while 21 other occupants were killed. Few days later, the only survivor died from his injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAC-1152, MSN 306, year of manufacture 1983.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 2.1837°, -73.7856°.