Incident Overview
Date: Friday 29 April 1994
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208 Caravan I
Owner/operator: Lineas Areas de los Libertadores
Registration Number: HK-3479
Location: near El Rosal –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Flight Control System, Navigation System, and potentially the aircraft’s attitude control system.Flight Control System, Navigation System, and potentially the aircraft’s attitude control system.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a sudden loss of control during inbound flight to Bogot , Colombia. The aircraft impacted a significant hill, resulting in significant damage and loss of control.A Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a sudden loss of control during inbound flight to Bogot , Colombia. The aircraft impacted a significant hill, resulting in significant damage and loss of control.
Description
Crashed into a hill, while inbound to Bogot .
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a sudden and unexpected change in flight path during mountainous terrain.Loss of control due to a sudden and unexpected change in flight path during mountainous terrain.Share on:
