Statuts:	Enquête Officielle
Date:	07 JUN 2006
Heure:	07:02
Type/Sous-type:	Boeing 747-2U3BSF
Compagnie:	Tradewinds International Airlines
Immatriculation:	N922FT
Numéro de série:	22768/561
Année de Fabrication:	1982-04-24 (24 years 2 months)
Heures de vol:	78767
Moteurs:	4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q
Equipage:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 5
Passagers:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 0
Total:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 5
Dégats de l'appareil:	Perte Totale
Conséquences:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Lieu de l'accident:	Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE) (Colombie)
Phase de vol:	Au décollage (TOF)
Nature:	Convoyage
Aéroport de départ:	Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE/SKRG), Colombie
Aéroport de destination:	Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Numéro de vol:	444

Détails:
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."

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