Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle crash, Apr 26, 1989 (7 killed)
Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle accident on April 26, 1989 near Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz (ex Soledad), Atlántico, Colombia with 7 fatalities....
- Date: April 26, 1989
- Aircraft: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle
- Location: Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz (ex Soledad), Atlántico, Colombia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Inadequate cargo restraint, with cargo shifting during the climb and causing a stall.
A Sud Aviation Caravelle cargo flight operated by Aerosucre departed Barranquilla on 26 April 1989 bound for Bogota. Shortly after takeoff the cargo shifted during the climb, moving the centre of gravity and causing a stall, and the aircraft crashed into houses. Seven people died, including two on the ground, and eleven people on the ground were injured.