SAM Colombia Flight 501
A SAM Colombia Boeing 727, similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 May 1993 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain caused by pilot error in inclement weather |
| Site | Mt. Paramo Frontino, near José María Córdova International Airport, Medellín, Colombia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-46 |
| Operator | SAM Colombia |
| IATA flight No. | MM501 |
| ICAO flight No. | SAM501 |
| Call sign | SAM 501 |
| Registration | HK-2422X |
| Flight origin | Tocumen International Airport, Panama City, Panama |
| Stopover | José María Córdova International Airport, Medellín, Colombia |
| Destination | El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia |
| Occupants | 132 |
| Passengers | 125 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 132 |
| Survivors | 0 |
SAM Colombia Flight 501 was a Boeing 727-46 that crashed on 19 May 1993, killing all 132 on board. The aircraft collided with a mountain while on approach to Medellín, Colombia.