Descripción:
Bad visibility forced the crew to abandon their first approach to Barranquilla. The aircraft crashed on the second attempt after striking trees 1000 m short of runway 04. The aircraft broke apart and skidded before coming to rest 300 m short of the runway threshold.
accident date: 30-09-1975
type: Boeing 727-24C
registration: HK-1272
accident date: 30-09-1975
type: Boeing 727-24C
registration: HK-1272
| Estado: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Fecha: | martes 30 septiembre 1975 |
| Tipo: |  Boeing 727-24C |
| Operador: | Avianca |
| Registración: | HK-1272 |
| Numéro de série: | 19525/439 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1967-07-20 (8 years 2 months) |
| Motores: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Barranquilla-Soledad Airport (BAQ) ( Colombia)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia |
| Barranquilla-Soledad Airport (BAQ/SKBQ), Colombia |
Bad visibility forced the crew to abandon their first approach to Barranquilla. The aircraft crashed on the second attempt after striking trees 1000 m short of runway 04. The aircraft broke apart and skidded before coming to rest 300 m short of the runway threshold.
Fuentes:
» Flight International 9 October 1975 (514)Fotos
accident date: 30-09-1975
type: Boeing 727-24C
registration: HK-1272
accident date: 30-09-1975
type: Boeing 727-24C
registration: HK-1272
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Distance from Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to Barranquilla-Soledad Airport as the crow flies is 688 km (430 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to Barranquilla-Soledad Airport as the crow flies is 688 km (430 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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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