Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 26 April 1967
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Avianca
Registration Number: HK-326
Location: ca 3 km N of Sogamoso Airport (SOX) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: DC-3 aircraftDC-3 aircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft impacted terrain during a domestic service flight from Sogamoso Airport (SOX) to Trinidad (TDA), San Luis de Palenque (SQE), Paz de Ariporo (PZA), Nunchia (NUH), Tabl¢n de T mara (TTM) and back to Sogamoso. A single crew member survived the accident.A DC-3 aircraft impacted terrain during a domestic service flight from Sogamoso Airport (SOX) to Trinidad (TDA), San Luis de Palenque (SQE), Paz de Ariporo (PZA), Nunchia (NUH), Tabl¢n de T mara (TTM) and back to Sogamoso. A single crew member survived the accident.
Description
The DC-3 impacted terrain after losing altitude shortly after takeoff from Sogamoso Airport (SOX), Colombia. Just one crew member survived the accident. The airplane operated on a domestic service from Sogamoso (SOX) to Trinidad (TDA), San Luis de Palenque (SQE), Paz de Ariporo (PZA), Nunchia (NUH), Tabl¢n de T mara (TTM) and then back to Sogamoso.
Primary Cause
Loss of altitude during takeoff.Loss of altitude during takeoff.Share on:
