| Date: | Sunday 21 December 1980 |
| Time: | 14:23 |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R |
| Owner/operator: | TAC Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-1810 |
| MSN: | 165 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Avon 533R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 70 / Occupants: 70 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Riohacha -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Riohacha-Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH/SKRH) |
| Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VIR passenger plane was destroyed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Riohacha. Colombia. All 70 on board were killed.
The aircraft was on its first scheduled flight after 17 months of maintenance work. It operated on a domestic service from Bogotá, Colombia, to Barranquilla, Valledupar, Riohacha, Medellín and back to Bogotá. On board were 63 passengers, seven crew members and a cargo of fireworks.
At 14:18 the Caravelle took off from Riohacha for the leg to Medellín. Five minutes after takeoff an explosion occurred and there appeared to be a fire in the right-hand aft portion of the aircraft. The Caravelle went out of control and crashed.
The source of the explosion remains unclear.
Sources:
El Tiempo - 22 Dec 1980
Location
Images:
photo (c) Pedro de la Cruz, via Werner Fischdick; Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI); March 1975
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2024 07:30 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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