Narrative:
Flew into the Pico Bonito in the Serrania del Baudó mountain range.
The aircraft's certificate permitted it to carry 31 persons, including crew members. However, at the time of the accident the airplane carried 4 crew, 29 passengers, 5 infants in arms and 2 children.
The maximum takeoff weight permitted by the Colombian Civil Aeronautics Department was 11431 kg. At the time of the accident the aircraft's weight was about 12002 kg.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
The cause of the accident was not determined. Possible contributing factors were:
1) weather conditions at the time; or
2) an error of the pilot in flying at an altitude unsuited to the route.
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Sunday 22 April 1962 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Aerovias Pilotos Asociados - AVISPA |
| Registration: | HK-524 |
| MSN: | 12075 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 36 / Occupants: 36 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 40 / Occupants: 40 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 50 km (31.3 mls) from Bahía Solano ( Colombia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bahía Solano-José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC/SKBS), Colombia |
| Quibdó-El Caraño Airport (UIB/SKUI), Colombia |
Flew into the Pico Bonito in the Serrania del Baudó mountain range.
The aircraft's certificate permitted it to carry 31 persons, including crew members. However, at the time of the accident the airplane carried 4 crew, 29 passengers, 5 infants in arms and 2 children.
The maximum takeoff weight permitted by the Colombian Civil Aeronautics Department was 11431 kg. At the time of the accident the aircraft's weight was about 12002 kg.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
The cause of the accident was not determined. Possible contributing factors were:
1) weather conditions at the time; or
2) an error of the pilot in flying at an altitude unsuited to the route.
Classification:
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.14 Volume I, Circular 71-AN/63 (28-30)Photos
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Distance from Bahía Solano-José Celestino Mutis Airport to Quibdó-El Caraño Airport as the crow flies is 100 km (63 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Bahía Solano-José Celestino Mutis Airport to Quibdó-El Caraño Airport as the crow flies is 100 km (63 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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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