Aircraft Crashes Record Office
|
|
Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
|
Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
|
|
Accident description |
|||
|
Date & Time |
28JAN2002 at 1024LT |
||
|
Type of Aircraft |
|||
|
Operator |
 |
||
|
Registration |
HC-BLF |
||
|
Location |
Ipiales |
|
|
|
Flight number |
EQ120 | ||
|
Schedule |
Quito -
Tulcán - Cali |
||
|
Construction number |
19692 |
||
|
Year of manufacture |
1967 |
||
|
Crew on board |
7 |
||
|
Pax on board |
87 |
||
|
Crew fatalities |
7 |
||
|
Pax fatalities |
87 |
||
|
Other fatalities |
0 |
||
|
Total fatalities |
94 |
|
Circumstances |
While descending to Tulcán, the aircraft was flying too low. It struck a mountain near Ipiales, Colombia. Due to several errors during descent, the crew was not aware about a wrong altitude and did not make out the mountain due to low visibility. |
|
    |