Published: 6:51AM Tuesday July 08, 2008
Source: Reuters
Three Colombians were killed early when a 747-200 cargo plane
crashed into their house near the capital city Bogota while all
eight crew members on board the aircraft survived, authorities
said.
The accident was caused by a fire in one of the plane's jet
engines, the civil aeronautical authority said.
One of the victims was a 14-year-old boy sleeping in his home when
the Miami-bound plane crashed into it.
The crash took place minutes after the plane's takeoff from Bogota
and television coverage showed debris strewn around the rural
area.
The plane, owned by a company identified by local aeronautical
authorities as Calitas and operated by a firm called Centurion, was
transporting flowers to the US market.
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