ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild F-27 HK-1139 Valledupar Airport (VUP)

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Status:
Date:	Saturday 5 February 1972
Type:	Fairchild F-27
Operator:	TAC Colombia
Registration:	HK-1139
MSN:	75
First flight:	1960
Crew:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:	Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Total:	Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	near Valledupar Airport (VUP) ( Colombia)
Phase:	Approach (APR)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia
Destination airport:	Valledupar Airport (VUP/SKVP), Colombia
Flightnumber:	772

Narrative:
The F-27 took off from Bogotá at 12:25 for a flight to Valledupar. The aircraft went missing but the wreckage was found 3 days later.

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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 Valledupar Airport as the crow flies is 642 km (401 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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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