Incident
A cargo aircraft operating a flight from Barranquilla to Bogotá crashed in a residential area near the departure airport. The aircraft, carrying various goods including meat and a car, had just lifted off and was in the initial climb phase when the cargo shifted. This caused the aircraft to assume a nose-up attitude. With an excessive angle of attack, the aircraft stalled and subsequently crashed. The aircraft was destroyed in the accident.
Occupants and Ground Casualties
All five occupants on board the aircraft were killed. Two people on the ground also lost their lives, and eleven other individuals on the ground sustained injuries.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined that the probable cause of the accident was that the cargo was not properly secured in the cargo compartment. This led to the shift in cargo, which precipitated the unsafe flight attitude and subsequent stall.