were fulfilled 20 añthose of the accidentéinmate of a Boeing 727-100 from Tame in the Volcán Cumbal's Colombia, during approximationón a Tulceaán. Photo by Werner Fischdick – ASN
It was the 10:24 am on a monday 28 of January of 2002 when the boeing 727-134 foodícula HC-BLF se accidentó in Colombia while traveling on the regular route to Tulcán with final destination Cali.
Today we review the facts and the results of the investigation.ón of this unfortunate accidentéprisoner of an airplaneíEcuadorian line in spaceéColombian prisoner thanks to informationón of Aviation Safety Network and Aerocivil.
Damn itéreo del Boeing 727 of Tame in the Cumbal
The flight took offó at 10:01 from Quito along the track 17 under normalized output 8 towards the Monjas Sur VOR and subsequently intercept the aerovíto G-675 maintaining 18.000 pies.
A 29 Tulc NDB milesán, the instructor pilot requestedó descent for 14.000 feet in contact with the Tulc control towerán. Subsequently, the pilot reportedó the beginning of the holding circuit to begin the approachón.
This communicationón went at 10:23 local time, he pilot communicatesó that were foundóWe begin the approach turn, this being the úlast communicationón of the aircraft with the tower.
The approach procedureódoes not requireíat a speed of 180 knots, but the actual speed was much higher than 230 knots during descent and approachón. The aircraft was found crashed in the Volcán Nevado El Cumbal at a height of 14.700 pies, no survivors.
Final report
There is the final report of this accident that you can read hereí, where all the facts of the same are detailed.
| state: | Final |
| Date: | Monday 28 January 2002 |
| Hour: | 10:24 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-134 |
| Operator: | TAME Ecuador |
| Registrationón: | HC-BLF |
| Numéro of série: | 19692/498 |
| AñConstructi'són: | 1967-11-20 (34 years 3 months) |
| Total Hours of the Célula: | 64001 |
| cycles: | 49819 |
| engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A |
| Crewón: | fatalities: 7 / occupants: 7 |
| passengers: | fatalities: 87 / occupants: 87 |
| Total: | fatalities: 94 / occupants: 94 |
| Andñyou in the Aircraft: | Destroyed |
| Impact: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Locationón: | 27 km (16.9 miles) NW of Ipiales ( Colombia) |
| Elevationón of the accident scene: | 4481 m (14701 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approximationón (APR) |
| Nature: | Sun Flightéprogrammed static |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/FOLLOW), Ecuador |
| Arrival airport: | Tulceaán Airport (OLD/SETU), Ecuador |
| Núflight grouper: | 120 |
probable causes
- I decidedón of the flight commander instructor pilot and his crewón, to start and continue the operationón towards Tulc airportán below mínimos meteorológics established in the company's SOPsñía.
- Navigationón y operationón inadequate adjustment of the aircraft by the pilot to the controls and directed by the instructor pilot Flight Commander, consisting of entering the patrówaiting time at the Tulc radio beaconán with a speed of 230 indicated knots and with a bank of 15 degrees exceedingí the límite mámaximum speed 180 stipulated knots throughout the procedure including the patrówaiting and banking time lower than recommended 25 a 30 degrees saliéndose theí of the lílateral navigation mitesón and protectionón of obstáapproach assesón, conducting this operationóno to the collisionón against Cerro El Cumbal.
¿They remember this accidentéguilty of 2002?
In an accident where some landing procedures were omitted. With an instructor pilot who did not help for that
Thank you for your comment and contribution Adrian.
I've climbed to the crash site’ there are still many remains…It is devastating to see ground zero. Imagine that blow so hard... Cumbal Colombia Tame volcano 727
Hi Carlos, do you have photos maybe?
I have seen several documentaries about this accident and I found it very sad, especially when seeing the relatives at the airport and when watching the videos of the wreckage of the plane. Good post, Thank you for detailing us about this tragic event.
Good Morning:
Regrettable, a query, this is another TAME accident ? If memory serves me, another plane from this company crashed into a hill called El Telégrafo after taking off from the Bogotá airport..
Greetings
Hi jimmy, yes this is another accident that happened in Bogotá on Cerro Monserrate.
The 727 of TAME crashed on the El Cable hill.. a few decades ago an Electa from SAM crashed in the same place after flying nearby to greet a birthday boy on the ground.