Incident Overview
Date: Monday 24 November 1980
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Direcci¢n General de Aduanas
Registration Number: HK-1221G
Location: near Murri –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: DC-3 aircraftDC-3 aircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft operated by Colombian Customs was lost during a catastrophic impact with the side of Cerro El Boquer¢n mountain at an altitude of 9500 feet. All aboard perished. The incident occurred due to poor weather conditions, including heavy rainfall, and resulted from a VFR flight at low altitude within a mountainous area.A DC-3 aircraft operated by Colombian Customs was lost during a catastrophic impact with the side of Cerro El Boquer¢n mountain at an altitude of 9500 feet. All aboard perished. The incident occurred due to poor weather conditions, including heavy rainfall, and resulted from a VFR flight at low altitude within a mountainous area.
Description
The DC-3, operated by the Colombian Customs, was destroyed when it impacted the side of a mountain (Cerro El Boquer¢n) at 9500 feet. All aboard were killed. Weather in the area was poor with heavy rainfall. PROBABLE CAUSE: Continued VFR flight in deteriorating weather at very low altitude in a mountainous area.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZqwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EmEEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=3779%2C755650, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y6wqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EmEEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=2312%2C1860972https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZqwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EmEEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=3779%2C755650, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y6wqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EmEEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=2312%2C1860972Primary Cause
Continued VFR flight in deteriorating weather at very low altitude in a mountainous area.Continued VFR flight in deteriorating weather at very low altitude in a mountainous area.Share on:
