ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329522
| Date: | Tuesday 30 September 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-24C |
| Owner/operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-1272 |
| MSN: | 19525/439 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barranquilla-Soledad Airport (BAQ) -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) |
| Barranquilla-Soledad Airport (BAQ/SKBQ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bad visibility forced the crew to abandon their first approach to Barranquilla. The aircraft crashed on the second attempt after striking trees 1000 m short of runway 04. The aircraft broke apart and skidded before coming to rest 300 m short of the runway threshold.
Sources:
Flight International 9 October 1975 (514)
Location
Images:
photo (c) Brian Maddison
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Miami International Airport, FL (MIA); March 1974
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