Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 11 December 1991
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando
Owner/operator: L¡neas Areas Suramericanas
Registration Number: HK-2716
Location: ca 20 km N of Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Airplane gearAirplane gear
Category: Accident
A Curtiss C-46 Commando transport plane crashed near Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG) in Colombia, resulting in the deaths of all eight passengers. The aircraft, HK-2716, had experienced a gear collapse incident at Rionegro/Medell¡n-Jos Mar¡a C¢rdova Airport (MDE) on September 23, 1991. Repairs were completed, and the plane was scheduled to be returned to Bogot on December 11. During descent towards Bogot , the plane collided with a hillside.A Curtiss C-46 Commando transport plane crashed near Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG) in Colombia, resulting in the deaths of all eight passengers. The aircraft, HK-2716, had experienced a gear collapse incident at Rionegro/Medell¡n-Jos Mar¡a C¢rdova Airport (MDE) on September 23, 1991. Repairs were completed, and the plane was scheduled to be returned to Bogot on December 11. During descent towards Bogot , the plane collided with a hillside.
Description
A Curtiss C-46 Commando transport plane was destroyed in an accident near Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG), Colombia. All eight aboard were killed. The airplane, HK-2716, had been involved in a gear collapsed incident at Rionegro/Medell¡n-Jos Mar¡a C¢rdova Airport (MDE) on September 23, 1991. Repairs were carried out and the plane was to be ferried back to Bogot on December 11. While descending towards Bogot , the airplane flew into the side of a hill.
Source of Information
http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-208184http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-208184Primary Cause
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