Nighttime Engine Failure and Crash After Takeoff from Bogotá-El Dorado (N714CK)

Incident Overview and Immediate Aftermath Shortly after departing Bogotá-El Dorado Airport at night, the crew reported engine problems to air traffic control and was cleared to return immediately. The aircraft was unable to complete the return and attempted an emergency landing. It collided with a farm and crashed in an open field, where it was totally destroyed by impact forces. ## Casualties All eight crew members were injured, with five sustaining serious injuries. Two people in the farm were killed. ## Official Findings The official investigation identified the probable cause as the aircraft's inability to maintain flight after losing power on two engines. A non-recoverable surge on engine number 4 during rotation caused the loss of power on that engine. Contributing factors included an inefficient high-pressure turbine, excessive blade-tip clearance, reduced chord of the fan blades and leading edges, and the effects of high altitude. An undetermined anomaly in engine number 1, which appeared during extra power use, caused the loss of power on that engine. Inadequate operation of engine number 1 to maintain proper speed during ascent led to extra power use, which exposed the anomaly.