Boeing 747-200 crash, Jun 7, 2006, Medellín-José María Có...
Boeing 747-200 accident on June 7, 2006 near Medellín-José María Córdova (Rionegro), Antioquia, Colombia with no fatalities. Cause: The captain aborted...
- Date: June 7, 2006
- Aircraft: Boeing 747-200
- Location: Medellín-José María Córdova (Rionegro), Antioquia, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The captain aborted the takeoff at 12 knots above V1 on a wet runway after an EGT warning on engines 1 and 4. Contributing factors were the crew not accounting for the wet runway in takeoff performance, an uncertified dispatcher, and an engine 1 failure.
A Tradewinds Airlines Boeing 747-200 freighter began its takeoff from Medellín's Rionegro airport in rain on 7 June 2006. An engine gas temperature warning came on during the takeoff roll, and the captain aborted at a speed above V1. The aircraft could not stop on the wet runway, overran, lost its nose gear and was damaged beyond repair, but all five crew evacuated safely.