| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 09 MAY 1995 |
| Hora: | 16:35 |
| Tipo: | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operador: | COINCO - Cooperativa Interregional de Colombia |
| Registración: | HK-3079G |
| Numéro de série: | 22538 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1945 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 21406 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83AM12 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 7 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 9 / Ocupantes: 9 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 5,1 km (3.2 milles) N of Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport (VVC) (Colombia)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Mitú Airport (MVP/SKMU), Colombia |
| Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport (VVC/SKVV), Colombia |
Descripción:After a flight from Mitu, the C-46 arrived near Villavicencio at about 16:30 LT. The crew were cleared for a circling approach to runway 04. Weather was poor at the time of the approach. There was heavy rain with a visibility of 1000m. After passing the Missed Approach Point the crew did not see the runway and began to manoeuvre in the area in order to obtain visual contact with the runway. The airplane wandered over mountainous terrain until it struck the side of a hill and crashed.
CAUSA PROBABLE:
Factor humano por decisiones operacionales consistente en la Perdida de conciencia situacional de la tripulación, al apartarse de los procedimientos normalizados de aproximación, en este caso (VOR-DME-NDB-Rwy 04/22) para buscar la pista que esta muy cerca de la cordillera en condiciones de visibilidad reducida.
FACTORES CONTRIBUYENTES:
Visibilidad reducida del VOR a la pista y local, principalmente en la cabecera 22 y hacia el NNE.
Fuentes:
» Scramble 195(52)
Fotos

HK-3079X was sold to Trans Oriente in March 1994 and sold to Coinco three months later
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Mitú Airport to Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport as the crow flies is 494 km (308 miles).