Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald crash, Sep 16, 1991 (7 killed)
Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald accident on September 16, 1991 near Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz (ex Soledad), Atlántico, Colombia with 7 fatalities....
- Date: September 16, 1991
- Aircraft: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald
- Location: Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz (ex Soledad), Atlántico, Colombia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain on approach in fog; the crew did not realize the aircraft was too low.
A Handley Page Herald cargo flight from Bogota to Barranquilla came down in fog while approaching Ernesto Cortissoz Airport. The aircraft struck the ground about 3.2 km short of the runway and was destroyed. All seven people aboard, three crew and four passengers, were killed.