Narrative:
The DC-3, operated by the Colombian Customs, was destroyed when it impacted the side of a mountain (Cerro El Boquerón) at 9500 feet. All aboard were killed.
Weather in the area was poor with heavy rainfall.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Continued VFR flight in deteriorating weather at very low altitude in a mountainous area.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
» El Tiempo - 29 November 1980, p.1A+6A
» El Tiempo - 2 December 1980, p.2B
» El Tiempo - 26 Nov 1980
accident date: 24-11-1980
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: HK-1221G
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 24 November 1980 |
| Time: | 15:47 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Dirección General de Aduanas |
| Registration: | HK-1221G |
| MSN: | 9703 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Murri ( Colombia)
|
| Crash site elevation: | 2896 m (9501 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Turbo-Gonzalo Mejía Airport (TRB/SKTU), Colombia |
| Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD), Colombia |
The DC-3, operated by the Colombian Customs, was destroyed when it impacted the side of a mountain (Cerro El Boquerón) at 9500 feet. All aboard were killed.
Weather in the area was poor with heavy rainfall.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: Continued VFR flight in deteriorating weather at very low altitude in a mountainous area.
Classification:
VFR flight in IMC Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» El Tiempo - 27 Nov 1980, p.6A» El Tiempo - 29 November 1980, p.1A+6A
» El Tiempo - 2 December 1980, p.2B
» El Tiempo - 26 Nov 1980
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accident date: 24-11-1980
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: HK-1221G
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 Turbo-Gonzalo Mejía Airport to Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport as the crow flies is 244 km (152 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Turbo-Gonzalo Mejía Airport to Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport as the crow flies is 244 km (152 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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