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Too long takeoff for an Aerosucre Boeing 727 in Colombia

Event date : Aircraft Type : Boeing 727
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Puerto Carreño, Colombia - December 20th 2016 - This Boeing 727-200F cargo operated by Aerosucre Colombia took off from Puerto Carreño, Colombia, for a freight flight to Colombia’s capital Bogota. The plane failed to lift off before the runway threshold, clipping the barbed wire fence at the edge of the airport. The plane became finally airborne, but did not achieve enough altitude and crashed 3 minutes later. Among the 6 crewmembers onboard, 5 were killed, and one survived.
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