Vickers Viscount crash, Jan 21, 1972 (20 killed), Bogotá-...

Vickers Viscount accident on January 21, 1972 near Bogotá-El Dorado Bogotá Capital District, Colombia with 20 fatalities.

A Vickers Viscount operated by Lineas Aereas La Urraca exploded in the climb four minutes after takeoff from Bogota-El Dorado and crashed in a field about 20 km from the airport. The source of the explosion is not established in the sources reviewed. All 20 people on board were killed.

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