Boeing 727-200 crash, Dec 20, 2016 (5 killed), Puerto Car...
Boeing 727-200 accident on December 20, 2016 near Puerto Carreño, Vichada, Colombia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Aerocivil investigation as reported by...
- Date: December 20, 2016
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Puerto Carreño, Vichada, Colombia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Aerocivil investigation as reported by Wikipedia: Takeoff at a weight above the permissible maximum, incorrect takeoff technique and speeds, a slight tailwind, and failure to use the standby hydraulic system, together with operator and authority oversight failures, led to loss of control after asymmetric lift and hydraulic losses.
A Boeing 727 freighter operated by Aerosucre on flight KRE157 started its takeoff from the 1,800 m runway at Puerto Carreno in a tailwind. The aircraft overran the runway, the right main gear struck a tree and engine 3 failed during the initial climb, and it crashed in an open field about 7.5 km from the airport and burst into flames. Five of six occupants were killed and the flight engineer was seriously injured.