Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 29 January 1953
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Lineas Interamericana Area
Registration Number: HK-605
Location: ca 6 km SE of Bogot -Techo Airport –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Left engine of the Curtiss C-46 transport plane.Left engine of the Curtiss C-46 transport plane.
Category: Accident
A Curtiss C-46 transport plane took off from Bogot -Techo Airport, Colombia, and immediately lost power from its left engine during a domestic cargo flight to Cartagena and Barranquilla. The aircraft landed in the Santa Lucia suburb of Bogot .A Curtiss C-46 transport plane took off from Bogot -Techo Airport, Colombia, and immediately lost power from its left engine during a domestic cargo flight to Cartagena and Barranquilla. The aircraft landed in the Santa Lucia suburb of Bogot .
Description
The Curtiss C-46 transport plane took off from Bogot -Techo Airport, Colombia on a domestic cargo flight to Cartagena and Barranquilla. Immediately after takeoff the left hand engine quit. The crew carried out a forced landing in the Santa Lucia suburb of Bogot .
Primary Cause
Loss of engine power during flight.Loss of engine power during flight.Share on:
