The aircraft involved in the accident while still in service with Lufthansa
Accident
Date
20 April 1998
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) due to pilot error aggravated by inclement weather
Site
near El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia 4°38′00″N74°03′00″W / 4.63333°N 74.05000°W / 4.63333; -74.05000
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 727-230
Operator
TAME on behalf of Air France
ICAO flight No.
AFR422
Registration
HC-BSU
Flight origin
El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia
Destination
Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Quito, Ecuador
Occupants
53
Passengers
43
Crew
10
Fatalities
53
Survivors
0
Air France Flight 422 was a scheduled flight on 20 April 1998 by Air France from Bogotá, Colombia, to Quito, Ecuador, covering the final leg of a flight from Paris to Quito. The Boeing 727 was destroyed, killing all 53 people on board, when it crashed into the Eastern Hills of Bogotá because of foggy weather and low visibility after taking off from Bogotá's El Dorado International Airport. The plane was owned by TAME, the Ecuadorian airline, but was being operated on a wet-lease basis to Air France as the final leg of its flight from Paris.[1]
^"At least 53 killed when 727 crashes in Bogota". CNN. 20 April 1998. Archived from the original on 19 July 2001.
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