Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 17 January 1974
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3A-191
Owner/operator: Cessnyca
Registration Number: HK-1216
Location: near Chigorod¢ –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (likely including flight control surfaces).Aircraft control system (likely including flight control surfaces).
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft crashed inverted while flying from Chigorod¢ to Medell¡n on a flight from Turbo to Chigorod¢. Eyewitnesses reported a loss of control leading to the crash.A DC-3 aircraft crashed inverted while flying from Chigorod¢ to Medell¡n on a flight from Turbo to Chigorod¢. Eyewitnesses reported a loss of control leading to the crash.
Description
The DC-3 left Chigorod¢ at 12:54 and climbed to the cruising altitude of FL115. Eyewitnesses later saw the aircraft lose control and crash inverted. The airplane operated on a flight from Turbo to Medell¡n with an en route stop at Chigorod¢.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MrUqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W2MEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=3156%2C2569519https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MrUqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W2MEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=3156%2C2569519Primary Cause
Loss of control due to unstable flight conditions.Loss of control due to unstable flight conditions.Share on:
