# NTSB DCA09WA042: Boeing B727, Eldorado, Colombia, March 26, 2009

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 26, 2009, 03:55 local (03:55 UTC)
- Place: Eldorado, Colombia
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA09WA042
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73585/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09WA042

## Factual narrative

On March 26, 2009, at approximately 0355 local time, a Boeing 727, registration HK4407, operated by Cosmos Air Transport of Colombia, struck trees on approach to runway 13 to Eldorado airport, Bogota (SKBO). The crew conducted a missed approach and landed without further incident. Damage was reported to the left flap and left main gear. The Colombian CAA is conducting the investigation and requested NTSB Recorders Lab assistance.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HK4407 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B727
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Cosmos Air Transport
- Registered owner: Cosmos Air Transport
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Airport: Eldorado

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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