Boeing 727-200 crash, Apr 20, 1998 (53 killed), Bogotá-El...
Boeing 727-200 accident on April 20, 1998 near Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia with 53 fatalities. Cause: The crew lost situational...
- Date: April 20, 1998
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia
- Fatalities: 53
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The crew lost situational awareness after takeoff in instrument conditions, did not follow the Girardot 1 departure procedure and continued on runway heading into terrain.
A TAME Boeing 727 wet-leased to Air France, flying the second leg of Flight AF422 from Bogota to Quito, climbed out in cloud and rain from Bogota-El Dorado. It did not fly the Girardot 1 departure, kept runway heading, and struck Cerro El Cable, a mountain ahead of the airport. The aircraft disintegrated and all 53 people on board died.