Incident Overview
Date: Friday 26 March 1982
Aircraft Type: Vickers 745D Viscount
Owner/operator: Aeropesca Colombia
Registration Number: HK-2382
Location: near Qutame –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability systems.Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability systems.
Category: Accident
A Viscount aircraft experienced a significant altitude loss during a severe storm, resulting in a crash.A Viscount aircraft experienced a significant altitude loss during a severe storm, resulting in a crash.
Description
The Viscount flew into a mountain at 7700 feet in stormy weather.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yHwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LVAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5370%2C3485192https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yHwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LVAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5370%2C3485192Primary Cause
Severe turbulence and mountainous terrain caused a rapid loss of altitude.Severe turbulence and mountainous terrain caused a rapid loss of altitude.Share on:
