Status:	Final
Date:	07 JUN 2006
Time:	07:02
Type:	Boeing 747-2U3BSF
Operator:	Tradewinds International Airlines
Registration:	N922FT
C/n / msn:	22768/561
First flight:	1982-04-24 (24 years 2 months)
Total airframe hrs:	78767
Engines:	4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE) (Colombia)
Phase:	Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE/SKRG), Colombia
Destination airport:	Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America
Flightnumber:	444

Narrative:
Takeoff from Medellin (MDE) was aborted because of engine problems. The aircraft could not be brought to a halt on the runway and overran into a field. The nose gear was sheared off completely and the 747 came to rest about 150 m past the 3500 m long runway.

CAUSA PROBABLE: "El inicio de la maniobra de despegue abortado (RTO) a una velocidad 12 nudos mayor de la calculada para los condiciones previstas.
CAUSAS CONTRIBUYENTES:
Omision de los factores incidentes como pista mojada en el calculo de las velocidades de despegue.
La ausencia de un despachador de vuelo debidamente certificado y calificado en el equipo.
La falta del motor número 1 por causas no conocidas."

unofficial Spanish translation:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The beginning of an aborted take-off (RTO) at a speed higher than 12 knots calculated for the existing conditions.
CONTRIBUTING CAUSES:
Failure to include factors such as a wet runway in the calculation of takeoff speeds.
The absence of a flight dispatcher properly certified and qualified for the equipment.
The failure of engine number 1 for reasons unknown."

Events:

Sources:
» Avión carguero de EEUU se accidenta en aeropuerto de Rionegro (Terra, 7-6-2006)