Incident Overview
Date: Monday 29 November 1982
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310
Owner/operator: ACES – Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia
Registration Number: HK-2536
Location: near Quetame –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed into a mountain due to a combination of factors including continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions, navigation error, and inadequate training procedures.An aircraft crashed into a mountain due to a combination of factors including continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions, navigation error, and inadequate training procedures.
Description
The aircraft crashed into a mountain. PROBABLE CAUSE: Continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions, navigation error and inadequate training procedures were factors.
Primary Cause
Continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions, navigation error, and inadequate training procedures.Continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions, navigation error, and inadequate training procedures.Share on:
