Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 21 December 1980
Aircraft Type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R
Owner/operator: TAC Colombia
Registration Number: HK-1810
Location: near Riohacha –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 70 / Occupants: 70
Component Affected: Aircraft aft portionAircraft aft portion
Category: Accident
A Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VIR passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Riohacha, Colombia, resulting in the deaths of all 70 passengers and crew. The aircraft, after 17 months of maintenance, operated a domestic service from Bogot to Medell¡n and back to Bogot . The flight began on a scheduled route and was immediately followed by an explosion in the right-hand aft portion of the aircraft, leading to its uncontrolled crash.A Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VIR passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Riohacha, Colombia, resulting in the deaths of all 70 passengers and crew. The aircraft, after 17 months of maintenance, operated a domestic service from Bogot to Medell¡n and back to Bogot . The flight began on a scheduled route and was immediately followed by an explosion in the right-hand aft portion of the aircraft, leading to its uncontrolled crash.
Description
A Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VIR passenger plane was destroyed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Riohacha. Colombia. All 70 on board were killed. The aircraft was on its first scheduled flight after 17 months of maintenance work. It operated on a domestic service from Bogot , Colombia, to Barranquilla, Valledupar, Riohacha, Medell¡n and back to Bogot . On board were 63 passengers, seven crew members and a cargo of fireworks. At 14:18 the Caravelle took off from Riohacha for the leg to Medell¡n. Five minutes after takeoff an explosion occurred and there appeared to be a fire in the right-hand aft portion of the aircraft. The Caravelle went out of control and crashed. The source of the explosion remains unclear.
Source of Information
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