Narrative:
The aircraft struck a 15 m high pine with its right wingtip shortly after taking off from Medellin. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed into a mountain, Cerro Piedras Blancas, 1200 m further on.
The airplane operated on a cargo flight from Medellín (EOH) to Miami (MIA) via Barranquilla (BAQ).
accident date: 22-02-1975
type: Canadair CC-106
registration: HK-1972
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 22 February 1975 |
| Time: | 22:12 |
| Type: |  Canadair CC-106 Yukon (CL-44) |
| Operator: | Aerocondor - Aerovías Cóndor de Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-1972 |
| MSN: | 1 |
| First flight: | 1959-11-15 (15 years 3 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Tyne 515 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 11 km NE of Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) ( Colombia)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD), Colombia |
| Barranquilla-Soledad Airport (BAQ/SKBQ), Colombia | |
| Flightnumber: | 152 |
The aircraft struck a 15 m high pine with its right wingtip shortly after taking off from Medellin. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed into a mountain, Cerro Piedras Blancas, 1200 m further on.
The airplane operated on a cargo flight from Medellín (EOH) to Miami (MIA) via Barranquilla (BAQ).
Sources:
» El Tiempo - 23 Feb 1975Photos
accident date: 22-02-1975
type: Canadair CC-106
registration: HK-1972
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 Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Barranquilla-Soledad Airport as the crow flies is 524 km (328 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Barranquilla-Soledad Airport as the crow flies is 524 km (328 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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