Boeing 727-134 HC-BLF
28 January 2002 · Ipiales, Colombia · Fatal
Summary
On 28 January 2002 at about 10:23 local time, a Boeing 727-134 registered HC-BLF, operated by Tame Airlines, was involved in an accident near Ipiales, Colombia. 92 people were on board and 92 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ipiales, Colombia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-134
- Registration
- HC-BLF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Tame Airlines
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Quito → Tulcan
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- DCA02WA019
People
92 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2002 | Boeing 727-30C | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Varig | Unknown | - |
| 26 Jul 2002 | Boeing 727-232 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 2002 | Boeing 727-100 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2002 | Boeing 727-200 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2001 | Boeing 727-223B | Pohnpei Island, Federated States Of Micronesia | Express One International Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2001 | Boeing 727-2Q6 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | American Trans Air | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2002 | ATR 42-500 | Caratagena, Colombia | Aces | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2002 | Cessna T210M | Urrao, Colombia | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Oct 2002 | Bellanca 17-30 | Bogota, Colombia | Private Individual | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jun 2002 | Douglas DC-9-15 | Neiva, Colombia | Intercontinental de Aviacion | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2002 | Gavilan 358 | Villavicencio, Colombia | SAER Air Charters S.A. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2002 | Fairchild FH-227 | El Tigre, Colombia | Petroecuador | Fatal | 26 |