Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 21 March 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Limitada Nacional de Servicio Areo – LANSA
Registration Number: HK-315
Location: near Hato Nuevo –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29
Component Affected: Flight AircraftFlight Aircraft
Category: Accident
A flight from San Marcos Airport (SRS) to Cartagena was aborted due to severe cumulonimbus (Cb) clouds encountered en route. The pilot initiated a course change to avoid the clouds.A flight from San Marcos Airport (SRS) to Cartagena was aborted due to severe cumulonimbus (Cb) clouds encountered en route. The pilot initiated a course change to avoid the clouds.
Description
Crashed near Hato Nuevo, about 90 km from destination Cartagena. The flight had departed from San Marcos Airport (SRS), Colombia at 16:21. En route to Cartagena, the pilot had to change course to avoid cumulonimbus (Cb) clouds. Last radio contact was at 17:16.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f1kbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3UwEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=1465%2C2422517https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f1kbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3UwEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=1465%2C2422517Primary Cause
Severe cumulonimbus clouds encountered en route.Severe cumulonimbus clouds encountered en route.Share on:
