Casa 212 Aviocar

Botswana Defence Force - Air Wing

Shortly after takeoff from Thebephatshwa AFB, en route to Gaborone, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed 4 km from the airport. All three crew members were killed.

Indonesian Navy - TNI-AL Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut

After landing at Pitu-Leo Wattimena Airport, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and veered off runway to the right. The left main landing gear collapsed and the right wing broke at the root. All 14 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Vietnam Marine Police - Vietnam Coast Guard

The crew departed Hanoi-Gia Lam Airport at 0930LT on a SAR mission after a Vietnam Air Force Sukhoi SU-30 was missing since two days. While cruising over the gulf of Tonkin in good weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in the sea, some 22 km southwest of the B<U+1EA1>ch Long Vi Island. Some debris were found few hours later, floating on water. All nine occupants were killed.

South African Air Force

The twin engine aircraft was engaged in a local paratroopers/skydiving mission at Bloemspruit AFB that shares a runway with Bloemfontein-Bram Fischer International Airport. For unknown reasons, the aircraft landed hard on its nose, veered off runway and came to rest with its left wing on the ground. All five crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Merpati Nusantara Airlines - MNA

The Casa 212-200 aircraft registered PK-NCZ operated by PT. Merpati Nusantara Airlines on a scheduled flight from Langur to Larat, touched down at 224 meters from runway 09, was bouncing twice to the left of runway centre line, out of the runway and stopped at 607 meters from runway 09 touch down area as final position, and 15 meters to the left of runway edge. The Pilot Flying was First Officer, and after second bouncing, PIC took over, and he tried to bring the aircraft to the centre line of the runway without success. The aircraft continued rolled to the shoulder away from the runway and stopped at the final position. This is the second landing at Larat runway on the same day. There were 15 passengers, 3 children, one baby, Pilot In Command, two First Officers, one First Officer was Pilot Flying from Langur to Larat, one engineer on board. One passenger was serious injured, another one passenger minor injured.

Nusantara Buana Air

On 29 September 2011, a CASA 212-200 aircraft registered PK-TLF was being operated by Nusantara Buana Air as a non-scheduled passenger flight from Polonia International Airport (MES/WIMM), Medan - North Sumatera1 to Alas Leuser Airstrip Kuta Cane, South East Aceh. The flight was conducted under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) The aircraft departed from Medan at 0728 LT (0028 UTC) and scheduled to be arrived at Kuta Cane at 0058 UTC. There were 18 person on board consisted of two pilots and 16 passengers including two children and two infants. The aircraft radar target was last observed on the radar screen at about 0050 UTC, while at position on radial 262° and 35 NM from MDN VOR. The aircraft was found impacted to a of 70º slope terrain at 5,055 feet altitude in the Leuser Mountain National Park, direction of 109 and 16 Nm from Kuta Cane on coordinate N 030 24’ 00” E 0980 01’ 00”. All 18 occupants were fatally injured and the aircraft was severely damage.

Chilean Air Force - Fuerza Aérea de Chile

The twin engine aircraft departed Santiago de Chile-Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez (Pudahuel) Airport on a special flight to Robinson Crusoe Island, carrying 17 passengers and a crew of four. The flight was organized by NGO's in cooperation with the Chilean National Television to see the progress of the reconstruction on the island of Robinson Crusoe following the 2010 earthquake. Among the occupants were members of the National Television and also from the Council of Culture. The famous Chilean television icon Felipe Camiroaga Fernández was among the passengers. Following an almost 3-hour flight, the crew completed a low pass over the runway 14 then started the approach to runway 32 from the sea. At an altitude of about 650 feet, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent, rolled to the left to an angle of 90° and impacted the sea. Debris were found floating on water and the main wreckage was later found about one km southeast from the airport. All 21 occupants were killed. Personnel from the Chilean Air Force: Lt Carolina Fernández Quinteros, Lt Juan Pablo Mallea Lagos, 1st Sgt Eduardo Jones San Martín, 1st Cpl Eduardo Estrada Muñoz, 2nd Cpl Flavio Oliva Pino, 2nd Cpl Erwin Núñez Rebolledo, Cdt Rodrigo Fernández Apablaza, José Cifuentes Juica. Council of Culture: Galia Diaz Riffo, Romina Irarrázabal Faggiani. Chilean National Television: Felipe Camiroaga Fernández, Roberto Bruce Pruzzo, Sylvia Slier Munoz, Caroline Gatica Aburto, Rodrigo Cabezón de Amesti. Members of the 'Desafío Levantemos Chile' NGO: Felipe Cubillos Sigall, Sebastián Correa Murillo, Catalina Vela Montero, Joel Lizama Nahuelhual, Jorge Palma Calvo, Joaquín Arnolds Reyes.

Fugro Airborne Surveys Canada

At 1503 Central Standard Time, the Construcciones Aeronauticas SA (CASA) C-212-CC40 (registration C-FDKM, serial number 196) operated by Fugro Aviation Canada Ltd., departed from Saskatoon/Diefenbaker International Airport, Saskatchewan, under visual flight rules for a geophysical survey flight to the east of Saskatoon. On board were 2 pilots and a survey equipment operator. At about 1814, the right engine lost power. The crew shut it down, carried out checklist procedures, and commenced an approach for Runway 27. When the flight was 3.5 nautical miles from the runway on final approach, the left engine lost power. The crew carried out a forced landing adjacent to Wanuskewin Road in Saskatoon. The aircraft impacted a concrete roadway noise abatement wall and was destroyed. The survey equipment operator sustained fatal injuries, the first officer sustained serious injuries, and the captain sustained minor injuries. No ELT signal was received.

Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter - SMAC

On 12 February 2011, a CASA C212-100 aircraft, registered PK-ZAI, operated by Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter (SMAC), departed from Hang Nadim Airport, Batam (BTH/WIDD) at 1318 LT (0618 UTC)1 for a test flight following an engine replacement to the engine number one. The test flight was conducted over Tanjung Pinang Island area. There were five persons on board consisted of two pilots, and three company engineers. At 0628 UTC the aircraft appeared on Tanjung Pinang Approach radar display and was flying toward Tanjung Pinang area. Tanjung Pinang Approach controller informed that the aircraft was identified flying over Tanjung Pinang at 2000 feet. At 0633 UTC the aircraft received clearance to climb to 4000 feet. At 0644 UTC the aircraft disappeared from Tanjung Pinang radar display. The last position of the aircraft identified on the radar display was on 16 miles radial 010º from Tanjung Pinang airport. Tanjung Pinang Approach controller could not communicate with the PK-ZAI. At 0705 UTC, the controller requested relay by another aircraft to search PK-ZAI. The other aircrafts could not communicate with PK-ZAI. At 0706 UTC Tanjung Pinang Approach controller received information from Indonesian Air Force Base at Gunung Bintan that an aircraft had crashed at Gunung Kijang forest, Bintan Island. After receiving the information, Tanjung Pinang Airport staff coordinated with SAR Bureau, local police, and Indonesian Army for search and rescue operation. The aircraft was found at Gunung Kijang forest, Bintan Island at coordinate 1° 10’ 45” N; 104° 34’ 22” E, about 30 km north of Tanjung Pinang Airport. All occupants were fatally injured in this accident. The aircraft was substantially damaged.

Aéro-Service

The aircraft departed Yaoundé-Nsimalen Airport at 0913LT on a charter flight to Yangadou, a small airstrip serving several iron mines in north Congo. At 0951LT, the crew made its last radio contact with ATC then the aircraft disappeared from radar screens. The wreckage was found around 1700LT on June 21 near Mintom. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed, among them Ken Talbot, an Australian investor in iron business. The flight was conducted for the Cameroon company Cam Iron, a subcontractor of the Australian Sundance Resources Group.

Transporte Aéreo Militar de Uruguay - TAMU

The twin engine aircraft departed Port-au-Prince-Toussaint Louverture (ex François Duvalier) Airport on a border patrol mission on behalf of the MINUSTAH, the United Nations Mission for Stabilization in Haiti. On board were nine passengers and two pilots, among them Uruguayan and Jordan soldiers. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located some 20 km west of Fonds-Verrettes. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed.

Indonesian Air Force - TNI-AU Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Udara

While flying in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Salak located about 55 km south of Jakarta. All 18 occupants were killed.

Dirgantara Air Service

On 26 January 2008, a Casa 212-200 aircraft, registered PK-VSE, was being operated by PT. Dirgantara Air Service as a cargo charter flight from Tarakan Airport to Long Apung Airport. There were 3 persons on board; two pilots and one aircraft maintenance engineer/load master. The aircraft was certified as being airworthy prior to departure. The aircraft departed from Tarakan at 0011 UTC (08:11 local time), and the estimated time arrival at Long Apung was 0136. At 0411 the pilot of another aircraft received a distress signal and informed air traffic services at Tarakan. Searchers subsequently found the aircraft wreckage at an elevation of 2,766 feet, about 3.4 NM from Long Apung Airport. The coordinates of the accident site were 01° 39.483' S and 115° 00.265' E near Lidung Payau Village, Malinau, East Kalimantan. The accident site was on the left downwind leg of the runway 35 circuit.

Mexican Navy - Armada de México

The crew departed Cancún Airport for a routine maritime patrol flight over the Gulf of Mexico. After 5 hours of flight, while returning to his base and approaching the coast, the crew informed ATC that an engine failed. Few seconds later, the second engine stopped as well. The crew reduced his altitude and ditched the aircraft 3,5 km off Progreso, some 40 km north of Mérida. All 7 occupants were rescued while the aircraft was lost.

Swedish Coast Guard

Kustbevakningen (The Swedish Coastguard), henceforth called KBV, intended on that particular day to perform two routine maritime surveillance tasks with flights over the southern Baltic Sea and along the south and west coasts of Sweden, including a flight over the Kattegatt. The flights would be carried out by the aircraft registered SE-IVF, with call sign 585. The crew consisted of two pilots and two system operators. The first flight of the day would take off from Ronneby, with Malmö/Sturup as the landing airport. According to the submitted flight plan the flight from Ronneby would depart north-east outwards across the southern tip of Öland, via reporting point KOLJA and onwards to a point south of Gotland. Thereafter the route would be via KOLJA back on a south-west course to a point south of Smygehamn in the southern Baltic Sea and then directly to Malmö/Sturup airport. The take off from Ronneby When KBV 585 taxied out for take off, route clearance had been obtained for take off in accordance with the submitted flight plan. The flight would be undertaken in VFR (Visual Flight Rules) weather conditions. The flight plan did not state the desired altitude, so at the initiative of air traffic control KBV 585 was assigned the altitude band “1500 feet or lower” in connection with the flight clearance. Take off was at 11:09 on runway 19. Immediately after take off the crew requested a “360”, i.e. to make a complete turn from their current position. This request was accepted by air traffic control and KBV 585 performed a circuit at about 500 feet in a left turn around the airfield. No comments or explanations were offered by the crew during this manoeuvre. In an interview with SHK the air traffic controller stated that he thought that the aircraft had suffered a technical fault and/or the crew wanted to carry out some form of check. It later transpired that the reason for the extra circuit may have been to show off the aircraft to a practical work experience student who was at the KBV as part of work experience training. After the completed left hand circuit the pilots returned to their original flight plan and continued, with an initial climb to the south, to then turn left and follow the planned flight route. The first phase of the flight During the continuing climb the pilots received an instruction to change radio frequency from Ronneby air traffic control tower to Ronneby control, i.e. the air traffic control section covering the Ronneby terminal area, that normally includes radar surveillance. As KBV 585 continued to climb, the air traffic controller noted that it continued to climb above the maximum altitude of 1500 feet that the stated flight clearance had included. At about 2000 feet while still climbing the pilots requested permission to climb to and maintain 2500 feet, which was granted. When the aircraft left the Ronneby terminal area the pilots changed radio frequency without reporting this to the air traffic control area controller. The air traffic controller on duty on that particular day at Ronneby stated that this was unusual behaviour by the KBV pilot, both to climb through the cleared altitude and to depart from the radio frequency without reporting it. The flight continued to the north-west in accordance with the flight plan. Apart from the routine tasking order concerning environmental and fishing surveillance, the tasking included instructions to search for traces from a previously sunken barge. The flight was performed without any problems being reported. During the flight the pilots were in radio contact both with air traffic controllers and the KBV coordination centre. As the aircraft was en route south-west after having turned at the southern tip of Gotland, the crew received a message from the coordination centre concerning a request they had received to perform a fly-by over Falsterbo. KBV has a base at the Falsterbo canal, which on that particular day was hosting a study visit by two school classes. Therefore a request came from the base to ask whether the pilots could consider performing a fly-by as they were on their way to Malmö/Sturup, so as to demonstrate the aircraft. The pilots accepted this and revised the final part of their flight plan so that a demonstration of the aircraft over the Falsterbo canal could be performed. The fly-by over the KBV base At 13:23 KBV 585 came in over the coast at Falsterbonäset on a north-northwesterly course along the canal. The aircraft then continued out over the sea and after a left turn returned to approach the base. The aircraft then performed another fly-by at low speed over the base and along the canal in the opposite direction, i.e. south-south-east, at low altitude. The route of the flight was partly over the canal, partly over the strip of beach and the buildings along the north-eastern shore. Beyond the far end of the canal the aircraft performed a 180 degrees left turn, first climbing and then descending. On its last approach to the base the aircraft came over the beach at the northeastern side of the canal, on a north-westerly course, which was later altered to north-north-westerly as it once again came over the canal. The accident As the aircraft neared the base once more it began wing tipping. After two or three wing tippings, by which time the aircraft was approximately above the bridge at the north-west entrance to the canal, a loud bang was heard and the entire left wing separated from the aircraft, to fall into the basin. The aircraft then rolled over onto its back and also fell into the basin, somewhat further out. The impact created a huge cascade of water. The remains of the aircraft and wing then quickly sank to the bottom. The whole sequence of events took place quickly and afterwards various pieces of wreckage could be seen floating on the surface at the point of impact. All on board were fatally injured. The accident took place at position 55° 25' N 012° 56' E; at sea level.

Indonesian Air Force - TNI-AU Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Udara

The crew was completing a local training flight at Semarang-Ahmad Yani Airport. On final approach, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a pond located 500 metres short of runway 13. Both pilots were killed.

Merpati Nusantara Airlines - MNA

After landing on wet runway 10/28 at Bandanaira Airport, the aircraft skidded then veered off runway to the right. While contacting soft ground, the undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft came to rest, broken in two. All 18 occupants escaped with minor injuries. The accident occurred in heavy rain falls.

Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire

On final approach to Empuriabrava Airfield, the aircraft was too low, causing the undercarriage to collide with the perimeter fence. Decision was taken to divert to Gerona-Costa Brava Airport. The aircraft landed on a foamed runway and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Indonesian National Police - Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia

On final approach to Sarmi Airport, the crew reported engine problems when the aircraft lost height and crashed in the sea about 400 metres from the runway threshold. The wreckage was found 100 metres offshore. Three passengers were rescued while 15 other occupants were killed.

Presidential Airways

On November 27, 2004, about 0820 Afghanistan time, a Construcciones Aeronauticas Sociedad Anonima C-212-CC (CASA 212) twin-engine, turboprop airplane, N960BW, registered to Aviation Worldwide Services, LLC, and operated by Presidential Airways, Inc., of Melbourne, Florida, collided with mountainous terrain in the vicinity of the Bamiyan Valley, near Bamiyan, Afghanistan. The Department of Defense (DoD) contract flight was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135, with a company flight plan filed. Daylight visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed. The captain, the first officer, and the mechanic-certificated passenger, who were U.S. civilians employed by the operator, and the three military passengers, who were active-duty U.S. Army soldiers, received fatal injuries. The airplane was destroyed. The flight departed Bagram Air Base (OAIX), Bagram, Afghanistan, about 0738.

Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire

The aircraft suffered irreparable damages upon landing at Lanzarote Airport. There were no casualties.

Venezuelan Navy - Armada Venezolana

The approach to San Carlos de Rio Negro Airport was completed in stormy weather. After touchdown, the twin engine aircraft failed to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, went down an embankment, collided with a fence and came to rest along a dirt road. A passenger was slightly injured while 11 other occupants escaped unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Indonesian Air Force - TNI-AU Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Udara

During the takeoff roll, the twin engine aircraft deviated to the left, veered off runway and came to rest. All 14 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Indonesian Navy - TNI-AL Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut

About 12 minutes after takeoff from Timika Airport, while cruising at an altitude of 11,800 feet, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Trikora. All nine occupants were killed, among them high ranking Police and Navy officers.

Lesotho Defence Force

Following an uneventful flight from Maseru, the crew initiated the approach to Mokhotlong Airport. The left main gear touchdown 200 metres past the runway threshold. The right main gear landed few metres further. The gravel runway at Mokhotlong is 700 metres long. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and came to rest against a house about 100 metres past the runway end. All 13 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.

SATENA - Servicio de Aeronavegacion a Territorios Nacionales

The aircraft departed Bogotá on a flight to Tres Esquinas, carrying a team of engineers who were involved in the refurbishment of the runway at Tres Esquinas Airport. On final approach, the crew encountered technical problems and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a wooded area located 3 km short of runway. Two occupants were injured.

Chilean Air Force - Fuerza Aérea de Chile

En route from Santiago to Coyhaique, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and was cleared to divert to Puerto Montt Airport. Few minutes later, the aircraft lost height and crashed on the slope of Mt Michimahuida. The wreckage was found on August 21. All 14 occupants were killed.

Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire

While cruising in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Cubillejo. All seven occupants were killed.

Boogie Performance

The aircraft was completing skydiving missions at Agen-La Garenne Airport. Four sorties were already completed that day. At the end of the afternoon, during the fifth flight, the crew reported engine problems but was able to climb to the altitude of 15,000 feet where the 16 skydivers jumped out. The crew reduced his altitude and started a circuit to return to the airport. On short final, the aircraft nosed down and struck the top of a hill located 500 metres short of runway 11. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire

The crew departed Madrid-Torrejón AFB on a training flight to Valladolid-Villanubla Airport. While descending to Valladolid Airport, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a hill located near La Cistérniga, about 20 km southeast of Villanubla Airport. All three crew members were killed.

Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire

While completing a training flight, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a snow covered and wooded area located in the Los Hoyos Mountain Range. The wreckage was found near Navafría and all five occupants were killed.

Air Force of Zimbabwe

Crashed in unknown circumstances at Harare Airport. Crew fate unknown. The exact date of the accident remains unknown, somewhere in 1997.

Merpati Nusantara Airlines - MNA

The departure from Langgur was delayed for few hours due to technical problems with the right engine, so it was decided to ferry the airplane to Ambon for repairs. On final approach to Ambon-Pattimura Airport in light rain and mist, the aircraft stalled and crashed 270 metres short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.

Angola Air Force - Força Aérea Nacional Angolana

While in cruising altitude, en route from Luanda to Cafunfo, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located near Quibaxe. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 37 occupants were killed.

Merpati Nusantara Airlines - MNA

After landing at Kupang-El Tari Airport, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway, lost its left wing and came to rest. All six occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Dirgantara Air Service

Shortly after takeoff from Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor Airport, while climbing, the crew informed ATC about an engine fire and was cleared to return for an emergency landing. On final approach, the aircraft became unstable, rolled left and right then lost height and crashed on a factory located 2 km short of runway. A passenger was seriously injured while 16 other occupants as well as two people in the factory were killed.

Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter - SMAC

Thirty minutes into the flight from Medan to Meulaboh, the hydraulic pressure dropped and the crew decided to shut down the left engine and to feather its propeller. Unable to maintain the prescribed altitude and because the aircraft became unstable, the crew also shut down the right engine and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a swampy area. A pilot was killed while 13 other occupants were injured.

SATENA - Servicio de Aeronavegacion a Territorios Nacionales

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.

Angola Air Force - Força Aérea Nacional Angolana

The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Ondjiva to Catumbela on behalf of the Angolan Company Maboque, and was carrying some of their employees as well as football players. While descending to Catumbela Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 15 km from Catumbela Airport. Five passengers were seriously injured while 48 other occupants were killed.

Bolivian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Boliviana

In unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Apolo. All seven occupants were killed.

Drug Enforcement Administration - DEA

While cruising in low visibility due to foggy conditions and rain falls, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 16 km north of Puerto Pizana. All five occupants were killed.

SATENA - Servicio de Aeronavegacion a Territorios Nacionales

Following an uneventful flight from Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport, the crew started the descent to La Macarena when one of the engine failed. The crew declared an emergency then reduced his altitude and attempted a forced landing. The aircraft struck various obstacles and eventually came to rest in a ditch. All 29 occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Transkei Defence Force Air Wing

Crashed shortly after takeoff from Umtata Airport while engaged in a local training flight. Both pilots were killed.

Dirgantara Air Service

The twin engine aircraft departed Singapore-Seletar Airport on a cargo flight to Pontianak, carrying three crew members and a load consisting of engine spare parts. About 65 minutes into the flight, the captain informed ATC about the failure of the right engine. The aircraft then descended with a rate of 200 feet per minute until the altitude of 3,500 feet when the last radio contact was recorded. The airplane crashed in the sea about 128 km west of Pontianak, in the region of Batu Islands. Few debris were found floating on water but no trace of the three occupants.

American Eagle

The airplane crashed on approach 3/4 mile southwest of the airport. A witness heard sound he associated with props going into reverse, then observed airplane emerge from clouds in a nose-low attitude. CVR tape revealed sound of an abrupt change in frequency and amplitude 10 seconds prior to impact. Exam of the left engine beta indicator lamp revealed heavy oxide deposit and stretched coils indicative of the lamp being illuminated at impact; right engine beta lamp was destroyed. Power levers and (beta mode) trigger locks operated normally; trigger return springs intact. Flight idle stops showed no evidence of excessive wear or deformation. The power lever (beta) blocking device lockout solenoid was tested electrically and functioned normally. The rigging of the beta lockout device could not be checked due to impact damage. The operator conducted a funct test of the electrical or backup beta blocking devices on the remaining 8 Casa 212 airplanes; 3 were found to be inoperative. Neither the manufacturing nor operator had an inspection or funct test requirement for the blocking devices. All five occupants were killed.

Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire

Shortly after takeoff from Torrejón AFB, while climbing, the crew declared an emergency following an in-flight fire. The crew was able to make an emergency landing. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aero Chasqui

While parked at Bellavista-Huallaga Airport, the crew was stopped by seven local police officers who suspected narcotic traffic. In a certain confusion, the crew ignored the police instructions and elected to takeoff. Shortly after rotation, while climbing to a height of 20 meters, the aircraft was hit by several bullets shot by the policemen. The crew lost control of the airplane that crashed by the runway. All 15 occupants were killed. It was later determined that the captain was killed instantly while the copilot died one hour after the accident as five bullets were found in his body.

Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire

The crew departed Salamanca-Matacán AFB at 1140LT on a training flight. The aircraft was supposed to complete a circular flight over Ávila and Béjar then back to Matacán. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Pinofranqueado, about 100 km southwest of Salamanca-Matacán AFB. The wreckage was found 11 days later, on March 17, in a canyon at an altitude of 1,200 meters. All five crew members were killed.

Merpati Nusantara Airlines - MNA

The approach to Gorontalo-Jalaluddin Airport was initiated in thunderstorm activity with heavy rain falls. Too low, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain (1,500 meters high) located about 59 km from the airport. The wreckage was found about 30 meters below the summit. A passenger aged 80 died while all other occupants were rescued.

Venezuelan Navy - Armada Venezolana

A twin engine training plane operated by the Venezuelan Navy crashed few days ago. One pilot was killed while the second escaped with minor injuries. Funerals were organized by the Armada Venezolana and a Casa 212 was chartered to carry the coffin to Santa Barbara. On board were soldiers, officers, friends and family members of the deceased pilot. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and was cleared by ATC to divert to Mérida-Alberto Carnevalli Airport. Few minutes later, while cruising in clouds, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 55 km from Mérida Airport. A passenger was injured while 22 other occupants were killed. The passenger who survived was the second pilot on the first accident few days ago. He survived two crashes in a week.