Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 April 1962
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Colombiana
Registration Number: FAC-673
Location: near Apiay Air Base (API) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 31
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically flight control surfaces and navigation systems).Aircraft Control System (specifically flight control surfaces and navigation systems).
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a loss of control during descent over a mountainous terrain, resulting in a significant impact.An aircraft experienced a loss of control during descent over a mountainous terrain, resulting in a significant impact.
Description
Flew into the mountain while descending off course for Apiay. The airplane operated on a flight from Bogot to Araracuara, Apiay and back to Bogot .
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q74qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OWkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6732%2C879560, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RL4qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OWkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6467%2C1032833https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q74qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OWkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6732%2C879560, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RL4qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OWkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6467%2C1032833Primary Cause
Loss of control due to terrain conditions and potentially asymmetric flight conditions.Loss of control due to terrain conditions and potentially asymmetric flight conditions.Share on:
