Détails:
The DC-4 struck trees past the end of runway 30 when the crew were attempting to return to the airport following engine trouble.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Material failure consisting in fatigue failure of a number of teeth of the pinion of the governor control unit, which was jammed against the rack in the 'up' position and therefore set for maximum rpm, thus causing the engine to overspeed. This would be in keeping with the fact that the dome ring was at maximum low pitch setting, i.e. high rpm and a runway propeller on take-off.
Contributing factor: Faulty supervision by the Company. This consisted in briefing the pilot-in-command of the aircraft to make a night flight when he was not qualified for DC-4s, since he was still undergoing training for conversion to L-749."
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | jeudi 22 septembre 1966 |
| Heure: | 03:15 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas DC-4-1009 |
| Compagnie: | Avianca |
| Immatriculation: | HK-174 |
| Numéro de série: | 42929 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1946 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG) ( Colombie)
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| Phase de vol: | En montée initiale (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombie |
| Barranquilla-Soledad Airport (BAQ/SKBQ), Colombie | |
| Numéro de vol: | AV870 |
The DC-4 struck trees past the end of runway 30 when the crew were attempting to return to the airport following engine trouble.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Material failure consisting in fatigue failure of a number of teeth of the pinion of the governor control unit, which was jammed against the rack in the 'up' position and therefore set for maximum rpm, thus causing the engine to overspeed. This would be in keeping with the fact that the dome ring was at maximum low pitch setting, i.e. high rpm and a runway propeller on take-off.
Contributing factor: Faulty supervision by the Company. This consisted in briefing the pilot-in-command of the aircraft to make a night flight when he was not qualified for DC-4s, since he was still undergoing training for conversion to L-749."
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Bogotá-Eldorado Airport et Barranquilla-Soledad Airport est de 688 km (430 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Bogotá-Eldorado Airport et Barranquilla-Soledad Airport est de 688 km (430 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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