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| Date: | Tuesday 20 March 1962 |
| Time: | 11:56 |
| Type: | Lockheed L-749A Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-653 |
| MSN: | 2645 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 74 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Bogotá Eldorado Airport -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Medellin |
| Bogotá Eldorado |
During the approach the left main landing gear appeared to be stuck. After three hours of flying around to burn off fuel a wheels up landing was performed. The Constellation skidded across the runway on its belly and came to a stop with relatively little damage. The aircraft was repaired.
Sources:
Propliner 43, p.36
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2024 14:18 | Roberto | Added |
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