Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 22 August 1964
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Servicios Areos Cochabamba
Registration Number: CP-680
Location: near Tipuani –
ÿ Bolivia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: The DC-3 aircraft itself.The DC-3 aircraft itself.
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft crashed into the north side of Huayna Hill due to adverse weather conditions over the Cordillera mountains and the destination Tipani. The flight was delayed due to IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions) at an altitude deemed unsafe for such operations through the Huayna Pass.A DC-3 aircraft crashed into the north side of Huayna Hill due to adverse weather conditions over the Cordillera mountains and the destination Tipani. The flight was delayed due to IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions) at an altitude deemed unsafe for such operations through the Huayna Pass.
Description
The DC-3 crashed into the north side of Huayna Hill. The flight had been delayed because of bad weather over the Cordillera mountains and over the destination Tipuani. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The flight was conducted in IMC conditions at an altitude unsafe for operations of that nature through the Huayna Pass.”
Primary Cause
Poor weather conditions and altitude limitations imposed by the Huayna Pass route.Poor weather conditions and altitude limitations imposed by the Huayna Pass route.Share on:
