Incident Overview
Date: Monday 17 March 1947
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar
Owner/operator: TACA International Airlines
Registration Number: YS-28
Location: 12 km NW of Medell¡n-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder) and engine.Aircraft control surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder) and engine.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during descent into a mountainous area, resulting in a significant loss of altitude and subsequent impact with the terrain.A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during descent into a mountainous area, resulting in a significant loss of altitude and subsequent impact with the terrain.
Description
Flew into the a mountainside of Cerro del Padre Amaya.
Source of Information
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Mechanical failure of the aircraft’s control surfaces or engine, likely due to adverse weather conditions and/or pilot error.Mechanical failure of the aircraft’s control surfaces or engine, likely due to adverse weather conditions and/or pilot error.Share on:
