Incident Overview
Date: Monday 29 May 1967
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator: Aerocondor – Aerov¡as C¢ndor de Colombia
Registration Number: HK-757
Location: over San Marcos –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Douglas DC-4 passenger plane experienced a significant damage event during flight between Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport (BAQ) and Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG). An explosion occurred at 6000 feet, resulting in a 3-foot hole in the fuselage. The flight continued safely to Bogota. A time bomb was located on board.A Douglas DC-4 passenger plane experienced a significant damage event during flight between Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport (BAQ) and Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG). An explosion occurred at 6000 feet, resulting in a 3-foot hole in the fuselage. The flight continued safely to Bogota. A time bomb was located on board.
Description
Douglas DC-4 passenger plane, HK-757, sustained substantial damage following a bomb explosion en route between Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport (BAQ) and Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG). The airplane had departed Barranquila at 16:40. Some 55 minutes into the flight, while en route at 6000 feet, an explosion tore a 3-foot hole in the fuselage. The flight continued and a safe landing was carried out at Bogota. A time bomb had been place on board the airplane.
Source of Information
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Time bomb placement on board the aircraft.Time bomb placement on board the aircraft.Share on:
