Intercontinental de Aviación Flight 256
.jpg) An Intercontinental de Aviación McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, similar to the one involved | |
| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 11 January 1995 |
| Summary | failure of altimeter and subsequent loss of situational awareness by the crew |
| Site | near María La Baja, Colombia |
| Passengers | 47 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 1 |
| Fatalities | 51 |
| Survivors | 1 |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-9 |
| Operator | Intercontinental de Aviación |
| Registration | HK-3839X |
| Flight origin | El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia |
| Destination | Rafael Núñez International Airport, Cartagena, Colombia |
Intercontinental de Aviación Flight 256 was a scheduled flight from El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá on a service to Rafael Núñez International Airport, Cartagena and San Andrés. The flight was scheduled to depart at 12:10 but was delayed due to a failure on the previous flight.[1] The flight eventually departed at 18:45. During the approach to Cartagena the aircraft passed FL200 at 19:33. The last radio contact occurred when the flight was cleared further down to 8000 feet.[1] The plane impacted with the ground in a marshy lagoon near María La Baja, 56 km from Cartagena Airport.[1] The probable cause of the crash was a wrong setting of the altimeter. Altimeter nr.1 indicated 16.200 feet on impact.[1] The only survivor was a 9-year-old girl who apparently fell out before the aircraft caught fire.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Aviation-safety.net
- ↑ "Colombia Jet Explodes in Air; 51 Feared Dead." The New York Times. January 12, 1995.
External links
- Aerocivil
- (Spanish) Final accident report (Archive)
- (Spanish) Summary (Archive)
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Coordinates: 9°59′00″N 75°21′00″W / 9.9833°N 75.3500°W