Incident Overview
Date: Monday 14 August 1978
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Aeropesca Colombia
Registration Number: HK-1350
Location: Tota Boyaca –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Navigation Equipment (VOR Receivers and ADF)Navigation Equipment (VOR Receivers and ADF)
Category: Accident
An aircraft operating a VFR flight encountered a mountain at 3543 meters due to navigational errors caused by malfunctioning navigation equipment. The aircraft deviated from its planned course, resulting in a collision with Mount Paramo de Laura. The flight was limited to carrying six passengers, not the planned fifteen.An aircraft operating a VFR flight encountered a mountain at 3543 meters due to navigational errors caused by malfunctioning navigation equipment. The aircraft deviated from its planned course, resulting in a collision with Mount Paramo de Laura. The flight was limited to carrying six passengers, not the planned fifteen.
Description
The aircraft, on a VFR flight, collided with a mountain (Mount Paramo de Laura) at 3543 m in worsening weather conditions. The wind had blown the aircraft off course, which went unnoticed because of deficiencies in the navigation equipment (a.o. two VOR receivers were missing and an unserviceable ADF). The cargo aircraft was just allowed to carry 6 passengers, not 15.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8zkgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y2YEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=4409%2C165605https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8zkgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y2YEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=4409%2C165605Primary Cause
Deficiencies in navigation equipment, specifically the absence of two VOR receivers and an unserviceable ADF, led to navigational errors and course deviation.Deficiencies in navigation equipment, specifically the absence of two VOR receivers and an unserviceable ADF, led to navigational errors and course deviation.Share on:
