Last updated: 20 October 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 15 July 1957 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Aerocondor - Aerovías Cóndor de Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-400 |
| MSN: | 30622 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Barranquilla-Soledad Airport (BAQ) ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Techo Airport, Colombia |
| Barranquilla-Soledad Airport (BAQ/SKBQ), Colombia |
Belly landed due to failure of undercarriage.
Classification:
Gear-up landingRunway mishap
Sources:
» El Tiempo 16 July 1957, p6Photos
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-Techo Airport to Barranquilla-Soledad Airport as the crow flies is 696 km (435 miles).
Distance from Bogotá-Techo Airport to Barranquilla-Soledad Airport as the crow flies is 696 km (435 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.
