Incident Overview
Date: Monday 27 August 1973
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-188A Electra
Owner/operator: Aerocondor – Aerov¡as C¢ndor de Colombia
Registration Number: HK-777
Location: ca 12 km SE of Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 42 / Occupants: 42
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A Lockheed L-188A Electra passenger plane crashed after takeoff from Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG) in Colombia, resulting in the deaths of all 36 passengers and six crew members. The flight, operated by Aerocondor, was en route to San Andres Island (ADZ) with stops in Cartagena (CTG) and Barranquilla (BAQ). An error in departure procedure following takeoff from Bogota’s runway 12 is believed to be the primary cause of the incident, leading to a collision with a cloud-covered mountainside.A Lockheed L-188A Electra passenger plane crashed after takeoff from Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG) in Colombia, resulting in the deaths of all 36 passengers and six crew members. The flight, operated by Aerocondor, was en route to San Andres Island (ADZ) with stops in Cartagena (CTG) and Barranquilla (BAQ). An error in departure procedure following takeoff from Bogota’s runway 12 is believed to be the primary cause of the incident, leading to a collision with a cloud-covered mountainside.
Description
A Lockheed L-188A Electra passenger plane was destroyed when it flew into the side of the Cerro el Cable mountain shortly after takeoff from Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG), Colombia. All 36 passengers and six crew members were killed. The airplane, operated by Aerocondor was bound for San Andres Island (ADZ) with en route stops at Cartagena (CTG) and Barranquilla (BAQ). Apparently the flight crew did not follow the prescribed departure procedure following takeoff from Bogota’s runway 12. It struck the side of a cloud covered mountainside and broke up.
Primary Cause
Departure procedure deviation following takeoff from Bogota’s runway 12.Departure procedure deviation following takeoff from Bogota’s runway 12.Share on:
