Incident Overview
Date: Monday 16 September 1991
Aircraft Type: Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 401
Owner/operator: LACOL Colombia
Registration Number: HK-2701
Location: 6 km from Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Handley Page HPR-7 Herald aircraftHandley Page HPR-7 Herald aircraft
Category: Accident
A Handley Page HPR-7 Herald aircraft, HK-2701, crashed near Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport (BAQ) in Colombia, resulting in the deaths of all seven occupants.A Handley Page HPR-7 Herald aircraft, HK-2701, crashed near Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport (BAQ) in Colombia, resulting in the deaths of all seven occupants.
Description
A Handley Page HPR-7 Herald aircraft, HK-2701, was destroyed when it crashed some six kilometers from Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport (BAQ), Colombia. All seven occupants were killed. The airplane departed Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG), Colombia about 13:00 local time on a cargo flight to Barranquilla. The airplane carried amongst others newspapers and mail. Visibility at Barranquilla was limited due to mist. The airplane struck terrain short of the runway and broke up.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dmFhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gGUEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=6478%2C430180https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dmFhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gGUEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=6478%2C430180Primary Cause
Terrain impact during takeoff, likely due to limited visibility and a short runway.Terrain impact during takeoff, likely due to limited visibility and a short runway.Share on:
