Apiay - Pereira

On September 2, 2000 at 12:00 AM, Apiay - Pereira experienced a crash involving Basler BT-67, operated by Colombian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Colombiana, with the event recorded near Pueblo Rico Risaralda.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Apiay AFB on a flight to Pereira, carrying seven crew members who were taking part to a supply mission to ground troops fighting FARC soldiers who attacked communications relays. While cruising at an altitude of 11,200 feet in poor weather conditions, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Montezuma located about 5 km northwest of Pueblo Rico. All seven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAC-1659, MSN 16236/32984, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.2216°, -76.0302°.