Boeing 727-100 crash, Jun 25, 1997, Bogotá-El Dorado
Boeing 727-100 accident on June 25, 1997 near Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of the left nose...
- Date: June 25, 1997
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
- Location: Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of the left nose gear tyre during takeoff roll; the aircraft was overweight, which raised the decision speed, and the wet runway left insufficient stopping distance after the abort.
An overweight cargo Boeing 727 operated by Aerosucre was taking off from Bogota-El Dorado when the crew heard two explosions at about 130 knots. The captain aborted, but the aircraft overran on the wet runway, rolled about 497 metres, lost its nose gear and stopped. All six occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.