Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 24 December 1966
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Avianca
Registration Number: HK-161
Location: Cerro Las Animas –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29
Component Affected: The aircraft’s primary structural components, specifically the wing and fuselage.The aircraft’s primary structural components, specifically the wing and fuselage.
Category: Accident
Avianca Flight 729 experienced a catastrophic crash on January 4, 1967, resulting in significant wreckage on a mountain slope near Pasto. The wreckage was discovered after a radio contact indicating expected arrival at Pasto at 10:17 hours.Avianca Flight 729 experienced a catastrophic crash on January 4, 1967, resulting in significant wreckage on a mountain slope near Pasto. The wreckage was discovered after a radio contact indicating expected arrival at Pasto at 10:17 hours.
Description
Avianca Flight 729 departed Bogot -Eldorado Airport at 08:12 hours local time on a domestic flight to Pasto. Last radio contact was at 09:20 when it reported to a controller at Cali that the flight expected to arrive at Pasto at 10:17 hours. The wreckage was found on January 4, 1967 on a mountain slope, 60 km northeast of Pasto.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iMAqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EmgEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=1022%2C4402918, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nt4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KWgEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=922%2C361627https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iMAqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EmgEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=1022%2C4402918, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nt4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KWgEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=922%2C361627Primary Cause
Possible structural failure due to excessive stress during flight.Possible structural failure due to excessive stress during flight.Share on:
