Ford 5 crash, Jun 24, 1935 (7 killed), Medellín Antioquia
Ford 5 accident on June 24, 1935 near Medellín Antioquia, Colombia with 7 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control of the SACO Ford during its takeoff run,...
- Date: June 24, 1935
- Aircraft: Ford 5
- Location: Medellín Antioquia, Colombia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Loss of control of the SACO Ford during its takeoff run, caused by strong lateral winds combined with irregularities in the runway surface that lifted the left main gear before rotation
At Medellin's Olaya Herrera Airport, SACO Ford Trimotor F 31 was taking off for Bogota when it swerved, veered off the runway and struck SCADTA Ford Trimotor C 31, which was taxiing for departure. Both aircraft were destroyed by fire. All seven people aboard the SCADTA aircraft were killed, and ten people aboard the SACO aircraft were killed.