Canadair CL-44 crash, Jul 6, 1988 (3 killed), Barranquill...
Canadair CL-44 accident on July 6, 1988 near Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz (ex Soledad), Atlántico, Colombia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control...
- Date: July 6, 1988
- Aircraft: Canadair CL-44
- Location: Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz (ex Soledad), Atlántico, Colombia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control on final approach after failure of both right engines (numbers 3 and 4), with the reason for the second failure unknown.
A Canadair CL44J cargo flight of Lineas Aereas Suramericanas (HK-3148X) from Barranquilla bound for Miami lost engine number 4 shortly after takeoff and was cleared to return. On final approach it lost control after the right engines failed and crashed a few hundred metres short of runway 04. Three crew were killed.