Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 6 December 1962
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: L¡neas Areas Taxader
Registration Number: HK-437
Location: 15 km E of Barrancabermeja –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 26
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A L¡neas Areas Taxader Flight 209 crashed after striking thickly-wooded terrain near Barrancabermeja, Colombia, resulting in the deaths of 24 of 26 occupants. The flight departed Bucaramanga at 16:28 for Barrancabermeja and experienced a failed landing, leading to a crash.A L¡neas Areas Taxader Flight 209 crashed after striking thickly-wooded terrain near Barrancabermeja, Colombia, resulting in the deaths of 24 of 26 occupants. The flight departed Bucaramanga at 16:28 for Barrancabermeja and experienced a failed landing, leading to a crash.
Description
L¡neas Areas Taxader Flight 209 struck thickly-wooded terrain, 15 km from Barrancabermeja, Colombia, killing 24 of the 26 occupants. The flight departed Bucaramanga at 16:28 for a flight to Barrancabermeja. ETA was given as 16:50. The plane didn’t arrive at its destination and was found to have crashed. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was attributed to an error of judgement on the part of the pilot in trying to fly VFR in IFR conditions. The heavy rain prevented him from seeing trees with which he collided, and loss of control of the aircraft resulted.”
Primary Cause
Pilot error in attempting VFR flight in IFR conditions due to heavy rain, causing visual obstruction and loss of control.Pilot error in attempting VFR flight in IFR conditions due to heavy rain, causing visual obstruction and loss of control.Share on:
