Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Estado: | Preliminar |
| Fecha: | 15 OCT 2004 |
| Hora: | 07:46 |
| Tipo: | Douglas DC-3C |
| Operador: | Aerovanguardia |
| Registración: | HK-1503 |
| Numéro de série: | 34331 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1945 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Medellín (Colombia)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport (VVC/SKVV), Colombia |
| Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE/SKRG), Colombia |
Douglas DC-3 HK-1503 departed Villavicencio at 06:30 in the morning for a cargo flight to Medellín-José María Córdova Airport. At 07:35 the air traffic controller radioed that weather conditions at the airport were poor due to fog. The captain then decided to divert to Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport.
While descending, the airplane struck electricity wires and crashed into a wooded area.
Fuentes:
» El Colombiano
» El Espectador
Fotos
HK-1503 pictured here during a runway mishap three months prior to the accident.
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 Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport to Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport as the crow flies is 298 km (186 miles).
Distance from Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport to Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport as the crow flies is 298 km (186 miles).
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.
