Narrative:
The aircraft took off from runway 30, climbed to 300 feet until it started to descend again. The C-46 struck the ground 1 mile beyond the end of the runway. The aircraft had been overloaded.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 13 February 1969 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Aeropesca Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-683 |
| MSN: | 33367 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG) ( Colombia)
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| Crash site elevation: | 2548 m (8360 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia |
| Cali Airport (CLO/SKCL), Colombia |
The aircraft took off from runway 30, climbed to 300 feet until it started to descend again. The C-46 struck the ground 1 mile beyond the end of the runway. The aircraft had been overloaded.
Sources:
» El Tiempo, 14 Feb 1969Photos
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 Cali Airport as the crow flies is 278 km (174 miles).
Distance from Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to Cali Airport as the crow flies is 278 km (174 miles).
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