| Date: | Saturday 22 February 1975 |
| Time: | 22:12 |
| Type: |  Canadair CC-106 Yukon (CL-44) |
| Owner/operator: | Aerocondor - Aerovías Cóndor de Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-1972 |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Tyne 515 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 11 km NE of Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD) |
| Barranquilla-Soledad Airport (BAQ/SKBQ) |
The aircraft struck a 15 m high pine with its right wingtip shortly after taking off from Medellin. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed into a mountain, Cerro Piedras Blancas, 1200 m further on.
The airplane operated on a cargo flight from Medellín (EOH) to Miami (MIA) via Barranquilla (BAQ).
Sources:
El Tiempo - 23 Feb 1975
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Miami International Airport, FL (MIA); January 1975
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