Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 22 April 1962
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aerovias Pilotos Asociados – AVISPA
Registration Number: HK-524
Location: 50 km from Bah¡a Solano –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 40 / Occupants: 40
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
On Serrania del Baud¢ mountain range, an aircraft carrying 4 crew, 29 passengers, 5 infants, and 2 children carrying 12002 kg, crashed during a flight. The maximum takeoff weight permitted was 11431 kg, yet the aircraft carried 4 crew, 29 passengers, 5 infants, and 2 children. The cause of the accident is currently undetermined, with potential contributing factors being weather conditions and pilot error.On Serrania del Baud¢ mountain range, an aircraft carrying 4 crew, 29 passengers, 5 infants, and 2 children carrying 12002 kg, crashed during a flight. The maximum takeoff weight permitted was 11431 kg, yet the aircraft carried 4 crew, 29 passengers, 5 infants, and 2 children. The cause of the accident is currently undetermined, with potential contributing factors being weather conditions and pilot error.
Description
Flew into the Pico Bonito in the Serrania del Baud¢ mountain range. The aircraft’s certificate permitted it to carry 31 persons, including crew members. However, at the time of the accident the airplane carried 4 crew, 29 passengers, 5 infants in arms and 2 children. The maximum takeoff weight permitted by the Colombian Civil Aeronautics Department was 11431 kg. At the time of the accident the aircraft’s weight was about 12002 kg. PROBABLE CAUSE: The cause of the accident was not determined. Possible contributing factors were: 1) weather conditions at the time; or 2) an error of the pilot in flying at an altitude unsuited to the route.
Primary Cause
Weather conditions at the time of the flight.Weather conditions at the time of the flight.Share on:
