Beschrijving:
LACSA Flight 503 departed Miami at 13:45 GMT for a flight to Barranquilla, Medellin and Bogotá. The flight left Medellin at 22:58 for the last leg of the flight. Cruising altitude was FL135. After contacting Bogotá control tower at 00:03, the crew received the following information: "runway 12, wind calm, altimeter 30.33, restriction owing to aircraft accident in the safety zone near taxiway B". A long downwind leg was flown because another aircraft was taxiing along the main runway toward the apron. On finals the aircraft crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot failed to take proper action to counteract the loss of speed and height in the final approach turn.
Contributing factors: 1) Lack of operational control by the airlines concerned. 2) The pilot in command lacked experience as a transport pilot. 3) It is probable that the report from the control tower at Eldorado that the runway was restricted because another aircraft had crashed in the safety zone had a psychological effect on the pilot."
| Status: | |
| Datum: | dinsdag 19 april 1960 |
| Tijd: | 00:08 UTC |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Lloyd Aéreo Colombiano |
| Registratie: | HK-390 |
| Constructienummer: | 32954 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 8289 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 7 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 31 / inzittenden: 44 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 37 / inzittenden: 51 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG) ( Colombia)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD), Colombia |
| Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia | |
| Vluchtnummer: | 503 |
LACSA Flight 503 departed Miami at 13:45 GMT for a flight to Barranquilla, Medellin and Bogotá. The flight left Medellin at 22:58 for the last leg of the flight. Cruising altitude was FL135. After contacting Bogotá control tower at 00:03, the crew received the following information: "runway 12, wind calm, altimeter 30.33, restriction owing to aircraft accident in the safety zone near taxiway B". A long downwind leg was flown because another aircraft was taxiing along the main runway toward the apron. On finals the aircraft crashed.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot failed to take proper action to counteract the loss of speed and height in the final approach turn.
Contributing factors: 1) Lack of operational control by the airlines concerned. 2) The pilot in command lacked experience as a transport pilot. 3) It is probable that the report from the control tower at Eldorado that the runway was restricted because another aircraft had crashed in the safety zone had a psychological effect on the pilot."
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport en Bogotá-Eldorado Airport bedraagt 231 km (145 miles).
De afstand tussen Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport en Bogotá-Eldorado Airport bedraagt 231 km (145 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.
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Curtiss C-46
- 3341 built
- 861e ongeval
- 207e dodelijk ongeval
- 13e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 16e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
Colombia- 3e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 20e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
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