Bogotá - Barranquilla

On July 10, 1975 at 12:00 AM, Bogotá - Barranquilla experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-188 Electra, operated by Aerocondor de Colombia - Aerovias Condor, with the event recorded near Bogotá-El Dorado Bogotá Capital District.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Just after liftoff at Bogotá-El Dorado Airport, while in initial climb, the four engine airplane adopted a nose up attitude. With a high angle of attack, the airplane stalled and banked right before crashing in flames onto the tarmac where it collided with a parked Aerocosta Colombia DC-6F registered HK-756. Both aircraft were destroyed by fire and while the DC-6 was empty, two of the four crew members on board the Electra were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-1976, MSN 1087, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.6163°, -74.0738°.