Bogotá – Miami

On July 7, 2008 at 03:52 AM, Bogotá – Miami experienced a crash involving Boeing 747-200, operated by Kalitta Air, 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.

8 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 2.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after take off from Bogotá-El Dorado Airport, while climbing by night, the crew informed ATC about engine problems and was cleared for an immediate return. After the crew realized he could not make it, he attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with a farm and crashed in an open field. While all 8 crew members were injured (five seriously), two people in the farm were killed. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces.

Aircraft reference details include registration N714CK, MSN 22446/519, year of manufacture 1981.

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