Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 11 March 1965
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Avianca
Registration Number: HK-153
Location: Bucaramanga-Gomez Ni¤o Airport –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 34
Component Affected: Aircraft RotorAircraft Rotor
Category: Accident
A C-47 passenger plane experienced a catastrophic failure during takeoff at Bucaramanga-Gomez Ni¤o Airport, Colombia, resulting in damage beyond repair. All 34 occupants survived the accident following a rightward drift during takeoff and subsequent impact with a ditch. A fire subsequently broke out.A C-47 passenger plane experienced a catastrophic failure during takeoff at Bucaramanga-Gomez Ni¤o Airport, Colombia, resulting in damage beyond repair. All 34 occupants survived the accident following a rightward drift during takeoff and subsequent impact with a ditch. A fire subsequently broke out.
Description
A C-47 passenger plane was damaged beyond repair in a takeoff accident at Bucaramanga-Gomez Ni¤o Airport, Colombia. All 34 occupants survived the accident. Avianca flight 677 took off at 07:10, bound for Bogot . It drifted to the right during takeoff and went off the runway. It ran across a ditch and came to rest. A fire broke out.
Source of Information
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Rightward drift during takeoff.Rightward drift during takeoff.Share on:
