Narrative:
The C-46 transport plane failed to gain height after takeoff from runway 12 at Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG). A forced gear-up landing was carried out on hacienda Tucurinca, about one minute after takeoff.
The airplane operated on a cargo flight from Bogotá to Miami via Barranquilla.
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 4 March 1967 |
| Time: | 07:25 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Aerocondor - Aerovías Cóndor de Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-758 |
| MSN: | 32815 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG) ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia |
| Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ/SKBQ), Colombia |
The C-46 transport plane failed to gain height after takeoff from runway 12 at Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG). A forced gear-up landing was carried out on hacienda Tucurinca, about one minute after takeoff.
The airplane operated on a cargo flight from Bogotá to Miami via Barranquilla.
Classification:
Gear-up landingForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» El Tiempo 5 March 1967, p11Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport as the crow flies is 688 km (430 miles).
Distance from Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport as the crow flies is 688 km (430 miles).
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