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Centurion Air Cargo DC-10-30F plane crash

Bogota, Colombia
Centurion Air Cargo DC-10-30F plane crash - Bogota, Colombia

Key facts

Airline
Centurion Air Cargo
Aircraft
DC-10-30F
Location
Bogota, Colombia
Date
28th April, 2004
People on board
3
Fatality
0

Accident account

The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Miami (USA) to Bogota (Columbia). During landing at Bogota, the plane overran the runway. The weather was rainy.

The DC-10 reportedly hit a pothole on the runway, began to skid, and came to rest in a field off the runway threshold, suffering substantial damage. There is no fatality.

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