| Date: | Tuesday 5 December 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  CASA C-212 Aviocar 300 |
| Owner/operator: | SATENA |
| Registration: | FAC-1251 |
| MSN: | 450 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | Honeywell TPE331-10R-513C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 km from Tres Esquinas Air Base (TQS) -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Tres Esquinas Air Base (TQS/SKTQ) |
The aircraft crashed into a forest next to the Rio Orteguaza, 3 km short of the runway of Tres Esquinas Air Base, Colombia.
The aircraft carried two crew and nine civil engineers to repair an airstrip. One of the crew and a passenger were seriously injured.
Sources:
Air Forces Monthly June 2001
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