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| Date: | Wednesday 9 July 2014 |
| Time: | 16:25 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Owner/operator: | AerCaribe Cargo |
| Registration: | HK-4728 |
| MSN: | 8205 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Otú Airport (SKOT) -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | SKRG |
| Otú Airport (SKOT) | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The nose gear collapsed on landing. The plane was carrying four tons of explosives under military guard.
The airplane, HK-4728, was involved in a similar incident on June 7, 2014, when it suffered a runway excursion at San José del Guaviare Airport (SJE/SKSJ).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.correodelorinoco.gob.ve/avion-4-toneladas-explosivos-aterrizo-emergencia-colombia/avion-4-toneladas-explosivos-aterrizo-emergencia-colombia/utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Previous incident of HK-4728m http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=166800
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 June 2014 | HK-4728 | AerCaribe Cargo | 0 | San José del Guaviare Airport (SJE/SKSJ) | |
min |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Media:
Avión con 4 toneladas de explosivos aterrizó de emergencia en Colombia http://t.co/RjQhK6YPZw pic.twitter.com/9p8VdBNLh5
— FARMAPATRIA (@farmapatria_ve) July 10, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2014 06:44 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Jul-2014 06:48 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 11-Jul-2014 06:50 | harro | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Oct-2019 07:12 | harro | Updated [Date, Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Accident report, ] |
| 16-Oct-2019 07:14 | harro | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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