Incident Overview
Date: Monday 11 January 1954
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Avianca
Registration Number: HK-160
Location: Manizales –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder) and potentially the engine.Aircraft control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder) and potentially the engine.
Category: Accident
A small twin-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during descent, resulting in a significant impact with a mountain slope. The aircraft lost control and crashed.A small twin-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during descent, resulting in a significant impact with a mountain slope. The aircraft lost control and crashed.
Description
Crashed into a mountain.
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a sudden and uncontrollable aerodynamic failure during descent.Loss of control due to a sudden and uncontrollable aerodynamic failure during descent.Share on:
