| Date of Accident: | 20 April 1998 |  |
| Airline: | Transportes Aéreos Militares Ecuatorianos |  |
| Aircraft: | Boeing 727-230 | |
| Location: | Bogota, Colombia | |
| Registration: | HC-BSU | |
| Previous Registrations: | D-ABKS, FAE622 | |
| Flight Number: | 422 | |
| Fatalities: | 53:53 | |
| MSN: | 21662 | |
| Line Number: | 1431 | |
| Engine Manufacturer: | Pratt & Whitney | |
| Engine Model: | JT8D-15 | |
| Year of Delivery: | 1979 | |
| Accident Description: | The aircraft crashed into terrain shortly after takeoff from El Dorado International Airport. Failure of the flight crew to execute a right turn shortly after takeoff, as prescribed in the departure publications, even after being warned by Air Traffic Control that they had failed to make the required turn. The aircraft was operating for Air France. |
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