Accidents
Boeing 727 Cargo Plane Crashes in Colombia, Killing Five
Trijet struggled to gain altitude upon takeoff

A Boeing 727 cargo airplane operated by Colombian carrier Aerosucre crashed Tuesday evening while attempting to gain altitude following takeoff from German Olano Airport in Puerto Carreno, killing five of the six crewmembers. Officials with Colombia's Aeronáutica Civil aviation authority confirmed that the airplane, registered as HK-4544, crashed at 5:23 p.m. local time, three minutes after departing for the capital Bogota.