- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | November 17, 1956 |
Time: | 1645 |
Location: | El Rucio Mountain, Colombia |
Operator: | Empresa Aviacion del Pacifico |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Buenaventura - Cali |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | HK-385 |
cn / ln: | 1971 |
Aboard: | 36 (passengers:33 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 36 (passengers:33 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Hit El Rucio Mountain at 6,200 ft. which was obscured by clouds. Lack of cockpit discipline. Flight on instruments at an excessively low altitude for the route. |
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