| Date: | Monday 8 November 1965 |
| Time: | 12:25 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Taxi Aéreo Opita - TAO |
| Registration: | HK-1202 |
| MSN: | 4402 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 36 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Canón del Paraiso -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Neiva Airport (NVA/SKNV) |
| San Vicente del Caguán-Eduardo Falla Solano Airport (SVI/SKSV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The DC-3 took off from Neiva at 12:07, with an estimated time of arrival at San Vicente del Caguán (SVI) of 12:45. The aircraft impacted against trees on a mountain near Cerro del Diablo and crashed into the Canón del Paraiso.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The primary cause of the accident was a pilot error in that the pilot-incommand of the aircraft continued to fly VFR in adverse weather conditions on a route which was not authorized for a VFR flight by the Colombian Airways Manual. A contributing cause was: an error by other personnel in that the dispatcher improperly prepared the passenger and cargo manifests and the load and trim sheet and overloaded the aircraft by approximately 1456.5 kg."
Sources:
ICAO Circular 88-AN/74 Volume III (83-87)
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