Barranquilla - Asunción - Campinas
Flight / Schedule
Barranquilla - Asunción - Campinas
Aircraft
Douglas DC-8Registration
HK-3979X
MSN
45882
Year of Manufacture
1966
Date
February 4, 1996 at 02:12 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Positioning
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
City
Crash Location
Asunción-Silvio Pettirossi Central
Region
South America • Paraguay
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On February 4, 1996 at 02:12 PM, Barranquilla - Asunción - Campinas experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-8, operated by LAC Colombia - Lineas Aéreas del Caribe, with the event recorded near Asunción-Silvio Pettirossi Central.
The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 22 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 550.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 18.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a positioning flight from Asunción to Campinas on behalf of Alas Paraguayas, under flight number ALA028. As there was no cargo on board, the crew decided to make profit of the situation to perform training upon takeoff. During the takeoff roll on runway 02, at Vr speed, the captain reduced the power on engine n°1 and after liftoff, he reduced power on engine n°2. With the undercarriage still down and the flaps at 15°, the aircraft became unstable, lost height and crashed in the district of Mariano Roque Alonso, about 1,500 metres past the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all four occupants were killed as well as 18 people on ground, most of them children taking part to a volleyball game.
Aircraft reference details include registration HK-3979X, MSN 45882, year of manufacture 1966.
Fatalities
Total
22
Crew
3
Passengers
1
Other
18
Crash Summary
The aircraft was completing a positioning flight from Asunción to Campinas on behalf of Alas Paraguayas, under flight number ALA028. As there was no cargo on board, the crew decided to make profit of the situation to perform training upon takeoff. During the takeoff roll on runway 02, at Vr speed, the captain reduced the power on engine n°1 and after liftoff, he reduced power on engine n°2. With the undercarriage still down and the flaps at 15°, the aircraft became unstable, lost height and crashed in the district of Mariano Roque Alonso, about 1,500 metres past the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all four occupants were killed as well as 18 people on ground, most of them children taking part to a volleyball game.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
1
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
550.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Barranquilla - Asunción - Campinas
Flight Type
Positioning
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
City
Region / Country
South America • Paraguay
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