Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle crash, Mar 15, 1994, Bogotá...
Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle accident on March 15, 1994 near Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia with no fatalities. Cause: Tyre burst...
- Date: March 15, 1994
- Aircraft: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle
- Location: Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Tyre burst during takeoff followed by a long, unstable landing and overrun; official findings were not located.
A Caravelle cargo flight carrying dynamite for the Colombian Ministry of Defense from Bogota to San Andres suffered a tyre burst during takeoff roll. The captain continued, held for about two hours to burn fuel, then made a long landing and overran. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the nine occupants escaped uninjured.