# NTSB DCA08RA078: Boeing 747-200FM, N714CK, Madrid, Colombia, July 7, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 7, 2008
- Place: Madrid, Colombia
- Coordinates: 4.719722, -74.251945
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=4.7197&lon=-74.2519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 6 serious, 3 minor; on the ground: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: AAI100
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68371
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA08RA078
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68371/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08RA078

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 747-209B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=138489B), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On July 7, 2008, at 0357 local time, a Boeing 747-200FM, N714CK, operated by Kalitta Air as Centurion Airlines flight 164, was destroyed during a forced landing in Madrid, Cundinamarca, Colombia, shortly after taking off from El Dorado International Airport (SKBO), Bogota, Colombia. Of the eight on-duty and off-duty crew members onboard, five were seriously injured and three sustained minor injuries. On-ground injuries included two fatalities and one serious injury. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The international cargo flight, which was destined for Miami International Airport (KMIA), Miami, Florida, was operating under Colombian flight regulations.

Under the provisions of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13, the United States, as the state of design and manufacture of the airplane and engines as well as the state of the operator and registry, designated an accredited representative who traveled to the scene. Assisting were NTSB airworthiness and human performance specialists as well as technical advisors from the Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Aircraft Company, Pratt & Whitney and the operator.

The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Colombia. Further information can be obtained from:

Grupo de Investigacion de Accidentes

Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil

Avenida Eldorado # 103-23

Bogota, Colombia

Telephone: 57-1-2962138

Fax: 57-1-2962806

investigacion.accide@aerocivil.gov.co

This report is for informational purposes only.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714CK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714CK-2009-12-09), registration cancelled 2009-12-09, S/N 22446, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747-200FM
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-209B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-209b) (registry code 138489B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (registry code 52054, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22446
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Kalitta Flying Service Inc, doing business as Centurion Airlines
- Departed: Madrid
- Destination: KMIA, Miami, FL
- Flight plan: IFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

## Other investigations on N714CK (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ENG05RA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG05RA021), Jul 4, 2005: Boeing 747-200B (N714CK), Sapporo, Japan, incident

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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