Aerosucre 727 - Bogota Columbia - 10 Nov 2024

[PeterNSteinmetz]

Clipping the ILS antenna - that’s pretty low!

Aerosucre Boeing 727 Freighter Clips ILS Antenna While Departing Bogota

An Aerosucre Boeing 727-200 Freighter departing El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, struck a localizer antenna on takeoff.

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[rotorwrench]

Clipping the ILS antenna - that’s pretty low!

Keep in mind its a -200 727, probably above MGW taking off at 8000+ feet on a 8000+ foot runway. If you really want to experience a take off hop a ride on a -200 taking off from La Paz, Bolivia. They start accelerating on the taxi way to get a jump start on the 11,000+ foot runway.