Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 25 July 1981
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3A
Owner/operator: Transamazonica Colombia
Registration Number: HK-772
Location: 0,5 km from Carur£ Airport (CUO) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Second EngineSecond Engine
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash due to a vibration issue during an inspection of Runway 29 at Carur£ Airport. The engine failed to respond to the vibration, leading to a rapid loss of airspeed and a subsequent crash 500 meters short of the runway.An aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash due to a vibration issue during an inspection of Runway 29 at Carur£ Airport. The engine failed to respond to the vibration, leading to a rapid loss of airspeed and a subsequent crash 500 meters short of the runway.
Description
When overflying Carur£ Airport’s runway 29 to inspect the surface condition, the no. 2 engine started vibrating. The crew shut the engine down, feathered the prop and started a right turn to runway 11. Airspeed dropped, and the aircraft crashed 500 m short of this runway.
Primary Cause
Vibration in the second engine caused by overflight.Vibration in the second engine caused by overflight.Share on:
