B747 down in South America?

[Guam360]

Hey Guam,

Was this plane parked at the Western U in MIA yesterday? We were parked next to a Kalitta 747, and pushed back from our paking spot for a trip to Madrid, as it was being fueled for a flight. I believe the tail number I saw was 714CK, it was dark so that might not be correct.

yea, 714 has been down there for a month or so, 706CK was helping, but it has to 714CK.

 

[Guam360]

I just saw it on CNN News...They are saying it is a Kalitta 747 with 8 on board...all survived but no mention of extent of injuries,,Two people were killed in a farmhouse that was hit by the aircraft...

http://thenews.jang.com.pk/updates.asp?id=49127

one of these says 3 crew died

http://cbs4.com/local/jet.crash.centurion.2.765094.html

i hope they all are ok, with 8 on board it was a double crew, MX ,and load master

sorry AW, noticed you put the same link...

 

[Rottweiller]

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (CBS4) ― A Miami-bound cargo jet crashed early Monday shortly after takeoff from Bogota airport in Colombia, killing 2 people on the ground. Colombian TV network RCN is reporting 3 members of the US based crew of 8 died in the crash.

The plane was chartered by Miami-based Centurion Air Cargo, which operates a large cargo operation at Miami International Airport. Kalitta Air, based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, operated the plane.

Brian Andrews, a former CBS4 reporter now working for RCN, reports the plane left Bogota about 4 a.m., and apparently developed problems near the town of Mosquera, about an hour and a half from the Colombian capital.

Colombian website eltiempo.com is reporting the plane hit a farmhouse in the small town of Casablanca, spreading debris over a wide area an apparently killing a farmer and his son who were asleep when the plane crashed..

The plane is believed to have been carrying a crew of 8, including 7 Americans. The surviving crew members have been taken to the Santa Matilda de Madrid hospital in Madrid, the nearest large city.

Centrurion Air Cargo operates a 600 thousand square foot cargo center at Miami International Airport, and earlier this year announced expansion plans

 

[avbug]

I also saw this on the web. Sorry, not english.

http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/bog...arca_4364966-1

El avión de carga, que transportaba flores, había despegado del Aeropuerto de Eldorado. Seis de los ocho tripulantes ya fueron rescatados y trasladados al Hospital Santa Matilde de Madrid.


La aeronave, contratado por la compañía Centurión, tenía matrícula estadounidense y se dirigía a Miami. Despegó a las 3:55 a.m. Al parecer, se incendió uno de los motores, y cuando trataban la maniobra de regreso al aeropuerto ocurrió el siniestro.
Una parte del avión cayó sobre una casa, en la hacienda Casablanca.
Las dos personas muertas fueron identificadas como Pedro Nel Suárez, de 52 años, y Steven Suárez, de 14, informó el Coronel Fabián Castañeda, comandante de la Policía de Cundinamarca.

Otra mujer, Josefa Pardo, que se encuentra herida, fue conducida al Hospital de Santa Matilde.
La tragedia fue reportada a las 3:58 de la mañana, según Jaime Matis, Director de Atención y Prevención de desastres de Cundinamarca.

Seis de los tripulantes del avión fueron trasladados al Hospital de Madrid.

Translated:
The cargo airplane, that was transporting flowers, had departed the El Dorado Airport. Seven of the eight crewmembers have been rescued and transported to the Hospital Santa Matilde of Madrid.

The airplane, contracted by the company ********************urion, had a schedule originating from and returning to Miami. It departed at 3:55 AM.

It appears they experienced a engine fire, and while they were attempting to return to the airport, the worst happened.

A part of the airplane fell on a house in the villiage of Casablanca.

The two dead persons have been identified as Pedro Nel Suarez, 52 years old, and Steven Suarez, 14, reports Colonel Fabian Castenada, police commander of Cundinamarca.

Another woman, Josefa Pardo, was injured and was taken to the Hospital of Santa Matilde.

The tragedy was reported at 3:58 in the morning, by James Matias, Director of Attention and Prevention of disasters, in Cundinamarca.

Seven of the eight airplane crewmembers have been transported to the Madrid Hospital.

 

[Rottweiller]

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (CBS4) ― A Miami-bound cargo jet crashed early Monday shortly after takeoff from Bogota airport in Colombia, killing 2 people on the ground. Colombian TV network RCN is reporting 3 members of the US based crew of 8 died in the crash.

The plane was chartered by Miami-based Centurion Air Cargo, which operates a large cargo operation at Miami International Airport. Kalitta Air, based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, operated the plane.

Brian Andrews, a former CBS4 reporter now working for RCN, reports the plane left Bogota about 4 a.m., and apparently developed problems near the town of Mosquera, about an hour and a half from the Colombian capital.

Colombian website eltiempo.com is reporting the plane hit a farmhouse in the small town of Casablanca, spreading debris over a wide area an apparently killing a farmer and his son who were asleep when the plane crashed..

The plane is believed to have been carrying a crew of 8, including 7 Americans. The surviving crew members have been taken to the Santa Matilda de Madrid hospital in Madrid, the nearest large city.

Centrurion Air Cargo operates a 600 thousand square foot cargo center at Miami International Airport, and earlier this year announced expansion plans

 

[Guam360]

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080707-0

 

[iaflyer]

The aircraft was indeed N714CK.

 

[B747FR8DAWG]

The aircraft was indeed N714CK.

Wow, that's freaky. I was just looking at the plane yesterday parked next to us, and now it's gone!

 

[iaflyer]

http://www.eltiempo.com/ which has some pictures. It appears that the nose section separated from the rest of the fuselage, and it shows one person being carried out of the wreckage.

 

[Princedietrich]

Damn, definitely a bad 48 hours for the folks at KYIP.

I'll raise a beer to all of you tonight.

Duke, take good care of them.