| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 07 JUN 2006 |
| Hora: | 07:02 |
| Tipo: | Boeing 747-2U3BSF |
| Operador: | Tradewinds International Airlines |
| Registración: | N922FT |
| Numéro de série: | 22768/561 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1982-04-24 (24 years 2 months) |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 78767 |
| Motores: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE) (Colombia)
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| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Ferry/Posicionado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE/SKRG), Colombia |
| Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Estados Unidos de América |
| Número de Vuelo: | 444 |
Descripción: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."
Fuentes:
» Avión carguero de EEUU se accidenta en aeropuerto de Rionegro (Terra, 7-6-2006)
Fotos

N922FT moved to Atlas Air in 2002 and was acquired by Tradewinds in September 2004
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Distance from Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 2232 km (1395 miles).