- Air France Flight 422
Infobox Airliner accident
name=Air France Flight 422
date=April 20 ,1998
type=
site=Bogotá, Colombia
fatalities=53
aircraft_type=Boeing 727
origin=Bogotá ,Colombia
destination=Quito,Ecuador
operator=Air France
passengers=43
crew=10
survivors = 0Air France Flight 422 was a scheduled flight on April 20, 1998 by
Air France fromBogotá ,Colombia , toQuito ,Ecuador . In this hull loss accident, theBoeing 727 crashed into the mountains East of Bogotá because of foggy weather and low visbility after taking off from Bogotá'sEl Dorado International Airport . The plane was owned by TAME, the Ecuadoran airline, but leased to Air France. [ [http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9804/20/colombia.plane.crash.update/ "At least 53 killed when 727 crashes in Bogota"] "CNN"1998-04-20 ]References
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