ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-23F HK-3667X Leticia-Alfredo Vásquez Cobo Airport (LET)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Saturday 18 November 2006
Time:21:07
Type:Silhouette image of generic B721 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 727-23F
Operator:Aerosucre Colombia
Registration: HK-3667X
MSN: 19430/366
First flight: 1967-01-26 (39 years 10 months)
Total airframe hrs:66192
Engines: 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:3,7 km (2.3 mls) N of Leticia-Alfredo Vásquez Cobo Airport (LET) (   Colombia)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia
Destination airport:Leticia-Alfredo Vásquez Cobo Airport (LET/SKLT), Colombia
Flightnumber:KRE142
Narrative:
Aerosucre flight 142, a Boeing 727 cargo plane, departed Bogotá at 19:35 hours local time on a flight to Leticia, Colombia. The aircraft carried 13166 kg of cargo, a crew of three and three passengers. Flight time was estimated to be 1 hour and 35 minutes.
While en route at FL270, the crew requested weather information for Leticia. A weather report from 01:00Z showed: wind calm, visibility 10 km, scattered clouds at 1000 feet, temperature 24 deg C.
The flight descended towards Leticia and was cleared for a straight in approach to runway 21. The air traffic controller instructed the flight to report at 3000 feet.
At 20:59 the controller reported that visibility had decreased to 4000 m due to patches of fog. Six minutes later the flight reported at 3000 feet, 9 miles from the airport. The crew requested an increase of the intensity of the runway lights, since there were no approach lights for runway 21. The approach was continued and the flight was cleared to land.
The aircraft descended until it impacted a 150-feet high transmission tower. It then hit trees and broke up.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE
Performing a flight under instrument conditions attempts to make an approach and landing under visual flight conditions without meeting the minimum requirements for this type of operation.
Performing a visual approach with reduced visibility for a runway without instrument approach procedure, which led to flying below safety minima and having descended to hit a transmission tower of private television channels.
The poorly planned approach and inadequate IFR operation that led to an erroneous judgement of the obstacle clearance margin.
The crew's inability to circumvent the obstacle on the ground by encountering unforeseen circumstances beyond their capacity.

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: Aerocivil Colombia
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground

Sources:
» Cayó avión de Aerosucre en cercanías del aeropuerto de Leticia (Amazonas) (El Tiempo, 19-11-2006)
» Cinco muertos dejó accidente de avión carguero (El Pais, 19-11-2006)
» Aeronautica Civil, Informe Preliminar 200628


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accident date: 18-11-2006
type: Boeing 727-23F
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accident date: 18-11-2006
type: Boeing 727-23F
registration: HK-3667X
photo of Boeing-727-23F-HK-3667X
accident date: 18-11-2006
type: Boeing 727-23F
registration: HK-3667X
 

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 Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to Leticia-Alfredo Vásquez Cobo Airport as the crow flies is 1088 km (680 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.

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.
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