Narrative:
The aircraft lifted off again when passing through a rain squall on landing, stalled and dropped onto the nosegear.
accident date: 16-08-1976
type: Boeing 720-047B
registration: HK-723
accident date: 16-08-1976
type: Boeing 720-047B
registration: HK-723
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 16 August 1976 |
| Type: |  Boeing 720-047B |
| Operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-723 |
| MSN: | 18061/197 |
| First flight: | 1961-03-23 (15 years 5 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 127 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mexico City-Juarez International Airport (MEX) ( Mexico)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia |
| Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
The aircraft lifted off again when passing through a rain squall on landing, stalled and dropped onto the nosegear.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» El Tiempo 18 Aug. 1976Photos
accident date: 16-08-1976
type: Boeing 720-047B
registration: HK-723
accident date: 16-08-1976
type: Boeing 720-047B
registration: HK-723
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 Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport as the crow flies is 3143 km (1964 miles).
Distance from Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport as the crow flies is 3143 km (1964 miles).
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