Canadair CL-44 crash, Feb 22, 1975 (5 killed), Medellín-E...
Canadair CL-44 accident on February 22, 1975 near Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Antioquia, Colombia with 5 fatalities.
- Date: February 22, 1975
- Aircraft: Canadair CL-44
- Location: Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Antioquia, Colombia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Canadair four engine cargo airplane left Medellín at night bound for Miami via Barranquilla. Seven minutes after takeoff its wing struck a pine tree, it went out of control and crashed on a mountain slope about 11 km north of the airport. All five crew died.