Narrative:
Aerolíneas TAO flight 511 was en route from San Andrés Island to Bogotá, Colombia when a TAO employee entered the cockpit and shot the captain. A fight ensued with the co-pilot and the assailant was overpowered and the injured co-pilot safely landed at Cartagena-Crespo Airport at 18:46 hours.
The captain sustained fatal injuries.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 18 July 1972 |
| Type: |  Vickers 785D Viscount |
| Operator: | Aerolíneas TAO |
| Registration: | HK-1058 |
| MSN: | 380 |
| First flight: | 1958-05-09 (14 years 2 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Dart 510 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 46 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 52 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | 145 km (90.6 mls) SE of San Andrés ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San Andrés Island Airport (ADZ/SKSP), Colombia |
| Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia | |
| Flightnumber: | 511 |
Aerolíneas TAO flight 511 was en route from San Andrés Island to Bogotá, Colombia when a TAO employee entered the cockpit and shot the captain. A fight ensued with the co-pilot and the assailant was overpowered and the injured co-pilot safely landed at Cartagena-Crespo Airport at 18:46 hours.
The captain sustained fatal injuries.
Classification:
Sources:
» El Tiempo 19 July 1972, p1+2BPhotos
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 San Andrés Island Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 1201 km (751 miles).
Distance from San Andrés Island Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 1201 km (751 miles).
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