Incident Overview
Date: Friday 15 March 1963
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6B
Owner/operator: Lloyd Areo Boliviano – LAB
Registration Number: CP-707
Location: near Tacora Volcano –
ÿ Peru
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 39 / Occupants: 39
Component Affected: DC-6 aircraftDC-6 aircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-6 aircraft, during a VFR flight at cruising flight level 170, struck the Chachacomani Peak following a flight under visual flight rules attempted below the minimum altitude indicated in the flight plan due to severe turbulence. The incident occurred in a region with marginal weather conditions.A DC-6 aircraft, during a VFR flight at cruising flight level 170, struck the Chachacomani Peak following a flight under visual flight rules attempted below the minimum altitude indicated in the flight plan due to severe turbulence. The incident occurred in a region with marginal weather conditions.
Description
The flight departed Arica at 13:27 for an 8-hour VFR flight at cruising flight level 170. The DC-6 struck the Chachacomani Peak. PROBABLE CAUSE: “A flight under visual flight rules was attempted below the minimum altitude indicated in the flight plan in weather conditions that were marginal for this type of operation and were associated with the severe turbulence which usually exists in that region (western area).”
Primary Cause
Flight under visual flight rules attempted below the minimum altitude indicated in the flight plan due to severe turbulence.Flight under visual flight rules attempted below the minimum altitude indicated in the flight plan due to severe turbulence.Share on:
