ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3A-228F HK-111 El Yopal
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Date:Wednesday 22 August 1973
Time:11:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3A-228F
Operator:Avianca
Registration: HK-111
MSN: 4105
First flight: 1941
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 14
Total:Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 17
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near El Yopal (   Colombia)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport (VVC/SKVV), Colombia
Destination airport:El Yopal Airport (EYP/SKYP), Colombia
Narrative:
The DC-3 took off from Villavicencio at 11:13 for an estimated 45 min. flight to El Yopal. The aircraft struck a hill at 480 m at around 11:40. Visibility in the area was almost zero in the area, while the aircraft was flying VMC.

Classification:

Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

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Distance from Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport to El Yopal Airport as the crow flies is 186 km (116 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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Douglas DC-3

  • ca 13.000 built
  • 4136th loss
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