Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 29 April 1978
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-118A (DC-6)
Owner/operator: L¡neas Areas del Caribe – LAC Colombia
Registration Number: HK-1705
Location: ca 1 km NW of Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A Douglas C-118A (DC-6) cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG), Colombia, resulting in the deaths of all three crew members and five passengers. The aircraft failed to gain sufficient height on takeoff from runway 30, leading to a collision with a tree and subsequent breakup.A Douglas C-118A (DC-6) cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG), Colombia, resulting in the deaths of all three crew members and five passengers. The aircraft failed to gain sufficient height on takeoff from runway 30, leading to a collision with a tree and subsequent breakup.
Description
A Douglas C-118A (DC-6) cargo plane was destroyed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG), Colombia. All three crew members and five of the nine passengers were killed. The airplane reportedly failed to gain sufficient height on takeoff from runway 30. It struck a tree and broke up. Authorities reported after the accident that it was not authorized to carry passengers on this airplane as it was configured for cargo flights.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V7kqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QmYEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=7003%2C211669https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V7kqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QmYEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=7003%2C211669Primary Cause
Insufficient takeoff height due to an improperly configured aircraft for passenger transport.Insufficient takeoff height due to an improperly configured aircraft for passenger transport.Share on:
