Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 07 MEI 1972 |
| Tijd: | ca 15:35 |
| Type: | Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 101 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Lineas Aéreas La Urraca |
| Registratie: | HK-721 |
| Constructienummer: | 152 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1962 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 28 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 32 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 0,9 km (0.6 mijl) van Valledupar Airport (VUP) (Colombia) |
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Valledupar Airport (VUP/SKVP), Colombia |
| Barrancabermeja-Yariguíes Airport (EJA/SKEJ), Colombia |
A Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 101 passenger plane sustained substantial damage in a forced landing accident near Valledupar, Colombia.
The airplane, operated by La Urraca, originated in Maicao (MCJ) and was bound for Bogotá (BOG) with en route stops at Valledupar (VUP) and Barrancabermeja (EJA). The airplane took off from Valledupar at 15:30 and suffered a nr.1 engine failure several minutes later. The captain attempted to return on one engine but the airplane lost height quickly. A forced landing was carried out some 900 metres short of the runway.
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» El Tiempo - 8 May 1972
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Valledupar Airport en Barrancabermeja-Yariguíes Airport bedraagt 382 km (239 miles).
De afstand tussen Valledupar Airport en Barrancabermeja-Yariguíes Airport bedraagt 382 km (239 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.
