Narrative:
The C-47 took off from Manizales (elevation 3380 feet) at 14:04 for a cargo flight to Bogotá (elevation 8355 feet). At 14:20 the crew reported at 12500 feet over San Felix. An emergency was declared at 14:35; the plane crashed immediately after this transmission.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was due to the faulty procedure on the part of the pilot who made the en route climb from Manizales to San Felix at a low altitude, so that the aircraft became trapped in a canyon and crashed in the San Felix pass at La Aguadita after stalling during a turn at 9000ft."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 25 February 1962 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-502 |
| MSN: | 19653 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Municipio de Marulanda ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Manizales-La Nubia Airport (MZL/SKMZ), Colombia |
| Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia |
The C-47 took off from Manizales (elevation 3380 feet) at 14:04 for a cargo flight to Bogotá (elevation 8355 feet). At 14:20 the crew reported at 12500 feet over San Felix. An emergency was declared at 14:35; the plane crashed immediately after this transmission.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was due to the faulty procedure on the part of the pilot who made the en route climb from Manizales to San Felix at a low altitude, so that the aircraft became trapped in a canyon and crashed in the San Felix pass at La Aguadita after stalling during a turn at 9000ft."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.14 Volume I, Circular 71-AN/63 (15-17)Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Manizales-La Nubia Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 150 km (94 miles).
Distance from Manizales-La Nubia Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 150 km (94 miles).
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