ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 720-047B HK-723 Mexico City-Juarez International Airport (MEX)
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Date:Monday 16 August 1976
Type:Silhouette image of generic B720 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 720-047B
Operator:Avianca
Registration: HK-723
MSN: 18061/197
First flight: 1961-03-23 (15 years 5 months)
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 127
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Mexico City-Juarez International Airport (MEX) (   Mexico)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia
Destination airport:Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico
Narrative:
The aircraft lifted off again when passing through a rain squall on landing, stalled and dropped onto the nosegear.

Classification:
Loss of control

Sources:
» El Tiempo 18 Aug. 1976


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accident date: 16-08-1976
type: Boeing 720-047B
registration: HK-723
photo of Boeing-720-047B-HK-723
accident date: 16-08-1976
type: Boeing 720-047B
registration: HK-723
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport as the crow flies is 3143 km (1964 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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