Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 23 January 1985
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: ACES – Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia
Registration Number: HK-1910
Location: Cerro el Plateado –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
Category: Accident
A DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 passenger plane, HK-1910, crashed in the Cerro el Plateado mountains, Colombia, resulting in the deaths of 21 passengers and two crew members. The flight departed Quibd¢ (UIB), Colombia, on a domestic route to Medell¡n (EOH), encountering adverse weather conditions including fog and intermittent rain. The aircraft flew into the side of a mountain during VFR flight, leading to its destruction.A DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 passenger plane, HK-1910, crashed in the Cerro el Plateado mountains, Colombia, resulting in the deaths of 21 passengers and two crew members. The flight departed Quibd¢ (UIB), Colombia, on a domestic route to Medell¡n (EOH), encountering adverse weather conditions including fog and intermittent rain. The aircraft flew into the side of a mountain during VFR flight, leading to its destruction.
Description
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 passenger plane, HK-1910, was destroyed in an accident in the Cerro el Plateado mountains, Colombia. All 21 passengers and two crew members were killed. ACES flight 052 departed Quibd¢ (UIB), Colombia at 10:10 on a domestic flight to Medell¡n (EOH). En route the flight encountered adverse weather conditions with fog and intermittent rain. The crew continued VFR flight towards Medell¡n at 11500 feet altitude until the airplane flew into the side of a mountain. This same day, Colombia airline AIRES lost an Embraer EMB-110 aircraft, also due to VFR flight into IMC conditions. PROBABLE CAUSE: Continued VFR flight in adverse weather.
Source of Information
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Continued VFR flight in adverse weather.Continued VFR flight in adverse weather.Share on:
