Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 21 June 1977
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Aeronorte Colombia – Aerovias del Norte
Registration Number: HK-75
Location: Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Category: Accident
Description
The Curtiss C-46 transport plane carried goods and fuel from Bogot to Tame, Colombia. The no. 1 engine malfunctioned and caught fire after takeoff. The aircraft force landed. Subsequently the fire spread over the wing and left side of the fuselage before it was extinguished.
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