Narrative:
The aircraft crashed into a mountain.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions, navigation error and inadequate training procedures were factors.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
accident date: 29-11-1982
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310
registration: HK-2536
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 29 November 1982 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310 |
| Operator: | ACES - Aerolineas Centrales de Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-2536 |
| MSN: | 713 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Quetame ( Colombia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San José del Guaviare Airport (SJE/SKSJ), Colombia |
| Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia | |
| Flightnumber: | 189 |
The aircraft crashed into a mountain.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: Continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions, navigation error and inadequate training procedures were factors.
Classification:
VFR flight in IMC Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Toledo Blade - Dec 1, 1982Photos
accident date: 29-11-1982
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310
registration: HK-2536
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 San José del Guaviare Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 288 km (180 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from San José del Guaviare Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 288 km (180 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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