ASN Aircraft accident Vickers 837 Viscount HK-1347 Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG)

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Date:	Friday 21 January 1972
Time:	18:42
Type:	Vickers 837 Viscount
Operator:	Lineas Aéreas La Urraca
Registration:	HK-1347
MSN:	442
First flight:	1960
Crew:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:	Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Total:	Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Aircraft fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	ca 3 km NW of Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG) ( Colombia)
Phase:	Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia
Destination airport:	San Andrés Island Airport (ADZ/SKSP), Colombia

Narrative:
The Viscount crashed during a rainstorm shortly after leaving Bogotá for San Andres.

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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 San Andrés Island Airport as the crow flies is 1202 km (751 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.

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