HK-777

Safety history

• August 27, 1973AccidentHull loss

  The four engine airplane departed Bogotá-El Dorado Airport Runway 12 at 0743LT on a flight to Willemstad, Curaçao, with intermediate stops in Cartagena, Barranquilla and San Andres Island. There were 36 passengers and six crew members on board. One minute and 50 seconds later, ATC instructed the crew to change frequency from 118.1 to 121.3.

  Lockheed L-188 Electra · 42 fatalities

  Available evidences were insufficient to establish with certainty the probable cause or causes of the accident. The following findings were identified: - The poor visibility conditions prevailing in the Bogotá area, particularly in the eastern hills where the accident occurred, played a decisive role in the accident. Full accident record