Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 November 1965
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Taxi Areo Opita – TAO
Registration Number: HK-1202
Location: Can¢n del Paraiso –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 36
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft crashed near Cerro del Diablo, impacting against trees and resulting in a crash into the Can¢n del Paraiso. The incident was likely caused by pilot error ? specifically, continuing VFR flight in adverse weather conditions without authorization ? compounded by errors in manifest preparation and load balancing.A DC-3 aircraft crashed near Cerro del Diablo, impacting against trees and resulting in a crash into the Can¢n del Paraiso. The incident was likely caused by pilot error ? specifically, continuing VFR flight in adverse weather conditions without authorization ? compounded by errors in manifest preparation and load balancing.
Description
The DC-3 took off from Neiva at 12:07, with an estimated time of arrival at San Vicente del Cagu n (SVI) of 12:45. The aircraft impacted against trees on a mountain near Cerro del Diablo and crashed into the Can¢n del Paraiso. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The primary cause of the accident was a pilot error in that the pilot-incommand of the aircraft continued to fly VFR in adverse weather conditions on a route which was not authorized for a VFR flight by the Colombian Airways Manual. A contributing cause was: an error by other personnel in that the dispatcher improperly prepared the passenger and cargo manifests and the load and trim sheet and overloaded the aircraft by approximately 1456.5 kg.”
Primary Cause
Pilot error ? continued VFR flight in adverse weather conditions without authorization.Pilot error ? continued VFR flight in adverse weather conditions without authorization.Share on:
