Crash of LaMia Flight 2933

Date: November 28, 2016 • Location: La Ceja, Colombia

LaMia Flight 2933 crashed near Medellín, Colombia, killing 71 people, many of whom were players from Chapecoense Football Club.

LaMia Flight 2933 was a regularly scheduled charter flight from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, to Medellín, Colombia. On 28 November 2016, the aircraft operating the flight crashed into Mt. Cerro Gordo near the town of La Unión, Antioquia, Colombia, killing 71 of the 77 people on board. The aircraft was transporting the first-team squad of the Brazilian football club Chapecoense and their entourage to Medellín where the team was scheduled to play at the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals. One of the four crew members, three of the players, and two other passengers survived with injuries.