Narrative:
Control problems forced the crew to return to Barranquilla Airport. The aircraft touched down, rolled 100 m and lifted off again. The C-46 reached a height of 20 m, entered a stall and crashed onto the runway.
The aircraft was crewed by four former Colombian Air Force pilots. According to authorities no flight plan had been filed. The flight was named 'suspicious' because several firearms were found in the wreckage along with 50 plastic drums that are known to be used in production of narcotics.
» El Tiempo 14 March 1984, p1
accident date: 13-03-1984
type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
registration: HK-1322P
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Tuesday 13 March 1984 |
| Time: | 07:47 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | HK-1322P |
| MSN: | 444 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ/SKBQ), Colombia |
| Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia |
Control problems forced the crew to return to Barranquilla Airport. The aircraft touched down, rolled 100 m and lifted off again. The C-46 reached a height of 20 m, entered a stall and crashed onto the runway.
The aircraft was crewed by four former Colombian Air Force pilots. According to authorities no flight plan had been filed. The flight was named 'suspicious' because several firearms were found in the wreckage along with 50 plastic drums that are known to be used in production of narcotics.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/88 (#25)» El Tiempo 14 March 1984, p1
Photos
accident date: 13-03-1984
type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
registration: HK-1322P
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 Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 688 km (430 miles).
Distance from Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 688 km (430 miles).
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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