HK-390

Safety history

• April 19, 1960Accident

  While on final approach to El Dorado Airport in Bogotá, the airplane stalled and crashed few km short of runway 12. Fourteen people were evacuated while 37 others, among them six crew members, were killed. Probable cause (official findings): The pilot failed to take proper action to counteract the loss of speed and height in the final approach turn.

  Curtiss C-46 Commando · 37 fatalities

  The pilot failed to take proper action to counteract the loss of speed and height in the final approach turn. The following factors contributed to the accident: - Lack of operational control by the airlines concerned, - The pilot in command lacked experience as a transport pilot, - It is probable that the report from the control tower at Eldorado that the… Full accident record