SADELCA

SADELCA
IATA ICAO Call sign
SDK SADELCA
FoundedOctober 31, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-10-31)
Operating basesEl Dorado International Airport
Fleet size3
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
Websitewww.sadelca.com

SADELCA Ltda. (Spanish acronym: Sociedad Aérea Del Caquetá) is a cargo airline based at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia.[1]

Fleet

Current fleet

A SADELCA Antonov An-32B

As of May 2024, SADELCA operates the following aircraft:[2]

Former fleet

SADELCA formerly operated the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents

  • On January 27, 1978, Douglas DC-3D HK-1351 crashed into a mountain at Cerro Granada,[3] Caquetá, Colombia,[4] killing all twelve people on board. The altitude of the crash site is 6,800 feet (2,100 m), and the mountain was obscured by clouds at the time. The aircraft was on a scheduled passenger flight.[3]
  • On August 11, 1981, a Douglas DC-4 (HK-136) had to make an emergency landing on the flight from Florencia to Neiva.[5] The machine was damaged beyond repair. No one was harmed.[6]

References

  1. ^ SADELCA website http://www.sadelca.com/default.htm
  2. ^ airlinehistory.co.uk September 16, 2020
  3. ^ a b "HK-1351 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  4. ^ Flight International, 20 January 1979, p184. Retrieved on 2 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Descripción del Accidente ASN 11 AUG 1981 Douglas DC-4 HK-136 -". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  6. ^ Unfallbericht DC-4 HK-136, Aviation Safety Network, August 11, 2019.