Kalitta 747 crashes...again

A Kalitta Air 747 crashed this morning on takeoff from the Bogota, Columbia airport this morning killing two individuals on the ground. Somehow all eight crewmembers and individuals on board the 747 survived the crash with varying injuries. The US based Kalitta aircraft was operating for another carrier hauling a load of flowers to Miami. This is the second fatal airline crash in two days involving US based air carriers. The other was a USA Jet DC-9 that crashed yesterday in Mexico. This is also the second Kalitta 747 to crash on takeoff this year. The other taking place on May 25 in Belgium.

(via MSNBC and Flight International)

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747 splits in half during takeoff

A US registered 747 operated by Kalitta Air spilt in to two pieces following a takeoff accident at the airport in Brussels, Belgium today. The flight crew reportedly heard a loud noise just before the fuselage separated during the takeoff roll. Four of the five crew members were slightly injured during the accident which fortunately left the 747 in good shape, despite having split in two. They were also fortunate that the aircraft did not catch on fire as it was fully loaded with fuel for a flight to Bahrain. Belgian aviation investigators and the NTSB are already looking into the accident.

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