Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 23 June 1959
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-4
Owner/operator: Avianca
Registration Number: HK-135
Location: Cerro Baco –
ÿ Peru
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and flight control systems.Aircraft structure and flight control systems.
Category: Accident
A Douglas DC-4 passenger plane, HK-135, crashed in Peru, resulting in the deaths of all ten passengers and four crew members. The flight originated from Bogot -Techo Airport, departed at Quito, and subsequently deviated to the Cerro Baco Mountain, leading to a side-impact landing.A Douglas DC-4 passenger plane, HK-135, crashed in Peru, resulting in the deaths of all ten passengers and four crew members. The flight originated from Bogot -Techo Airport, departed at Quito, and subsequently deviated to the Cerro Baco Mountain, leading to a side-impact landing.
Description
A Douglas DC-4 passenger plane, registered HK-135, was destroyed in an accident in Peru. All ten passengers and four crew members were killed. Avianca flight 667 departed Bogot -Techo Airport at 12:52 on an international passenger flight to Lima, Peru. An en route stop was made at Quito, where the airplane departed at 15:48 following a twenty-minute stopover. Last radio contact with the flight was at 18:45. The flight crew estimated landing at Lima at 20:11. The aircraft failed to arrive at Lima and was later found to have flown into the side the Cerro Baco Mountain (14500 feet high).
Source of Information
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Mechanical failure during flight operation.Mechanical failure during flight operation.Share on:
