Aerosucre
| AeroSucre | |
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| IATA code : | 6C |
| ICAO code : | KRE |
| Call sign : | AEROSUCRE |
| Founding: | 1969 |
| Seat: |
Bogotá , Colombia
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| Home airport : | Bogotá airport |
| Fleet size: | 3 |
| Aims: | National and international |
Aerosucre SA (under the brand name Aerosucre Colombia ) is a Colombian cargo airline based in Bogotá and operating at the El Dorado airport there .
history
Aerosucre was founded by Juan Carlos Salano Recio in Barranquilla at the end of 1969 and began flight operations in the spring of 1970 with a Piper PA-28 as an air taxi company . From the spring of 1975, the company focused primarily on freight transport, although it was still allowed to carry a maximum of five passengers on the flights. At the same time, three Curtiss C-46s and a Douglas C-47 (DC-3) were acquired and the company name was changed to Aerosucre Colombia . Initially, the company flew freight traffic to the Colombian island of San Andrés and internationally to Aruba and Curaçao ( Netherlands Antilles ) from Barranquilla.
In the spring of 1980 the fleet consisted of five Curtiss C-46s, a Douglas DC-3 , a Douglas DC-4 (C-54B) and a Douglas DC-6B . In late 1981, Aerosucre acquired two Handley Page Heralds from British Air Ferries . The first jet aircraft , one of the Spanish TransEuropa originating Sud Aviation Caravelle 11R , was acquired on 13 August 1982nd
fleet
As of April 2019, the Aerosucre fleet consists of three cargo aircraft with an average age of 38.9 years:
| Aircraft type | Aircraft registration | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-200F | HK-4253 | |
| HK-5026 | ||
| HK-5192 |
In the past, Boeing 727-200F aircraft were also used.
Incidents
In its history, the company recorded eleven total aircraft losses, six of which resulted in death:
- On September 16, 1976, a Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando ( registration number : HK-1282) disappeared without a trace on a cargo flight from Barranquilla to Aruba . There were two crew members on board.
- On March 13, 1984, a Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando (HK-1322P) with six people on board had an accident en route from Barranquilla to Bogotá . The plane had to return to Barranquilla Airport due to problems with the controls . When landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, took off again after around 100 meters and crashed onto the runway from a height of around 20 meters as a result of a stall . One crew member and one passenger survived the accident, two other crew members and one passenger were killed.
- On April 26, 1989, Aerosucre had its most momentous crash to date, when a Sud Aviation Caravelle 11R (HK-3325X) crashed into an inhabited area shortly after taking off from Barranquilla. All five occupants (three crew, two passengers) and two people were killed on the ground. The cause was the poorly secured cargo slipping during take-off, which shifted the aircraft's center of gravity to such an extent that it stalled (see also the Aerosucre accident at Barranquilla 1989 ) .
- On November 18, 2006, a Boeing 727-23 (F) of Aerosucre (HK-3667X) collided in visual approach about 3.7 kilometers from runway 21 at Leticia airport with a 46 meter high transmitting antenna (CFIT, Controlled flight into terrain ). The plane used on a cargo flight hit near the town of San Sebastián de los Lagos, killing all six occupants (including three crew members). At the time of the accident, visibility was good in this area, but some fog banks were also reported.
- On December 20, 2016, a Boeing 727-200F (HK-4544) overshot the end of the 1,800-meter-long runway when taking off from Puerto Carreño . The aircraft broke through a fence and collided with a tree and a shed while taking off, damaging the right wing and engine, among other things. At about 240 meters (790 feet ), the machine turned right and descended . It hit flat terrain around three kilometers from the airport. Five of the six inmates were killed.
See also
Web links
- Data about the airline Aerosucre Colombia in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report Aerosucre Colombia, Douglas DC-6BF, HK-3511X, June 20, 1991 in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed April 7, 2018.
- ↑ a b c Aero, issue 188, year 1987
- ↑ JP airline-fleets 76
- ↑ JP airline-fleets international, Edition 80
- ↑ Aerosucre on Planespotters.net, accessed April 25, 2019.
- ↑ Data about the airline Aerosucre Colombia in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on December 9, 2017.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando HK-1282 Aruba in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 9, 2016.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report B-727-100 HK-3667X in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 2, 2019.
- ↑ Aeronautica Civil, Boeing 727-2J0 (F) Adv. HK-4544, preliminary accident report dated February 14, 2017 (in Spanish), accessed on December 9, 2017
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report for Boeing 727-2J0 (F) Adv., HK-4544 in the Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 9, 2017.
