Colombian Airliner Crashes During Storm Leaving One Dead (16th August 2010)

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A Colombian passenger jet operated by local airline Aires crashed while landing on San Andres island on Monday during a storm, injuring 114 passengers while one died of a heart attack, local authorities said. Skip related content

The Boeing 737 carrying 121 passengers and six crew members was arriving on the Caribbean resort island when it crashed short of the runway. Lightning and heavy winds were reported.

"The plane arriving from Bogota landed in the middle of an intense electrical storm," Colonel Gustavo Barrero of the Colombia Air Force told reporters.

The injured were taken to local hospitals.

"The captain of the airliner (pilot) told us it was struck by lighting. We are inspecting the remains of the plane to try to establish what the damages were and what caused the accident," said Donald Tascon, deputy director of Colombia's aeronautics authority.

The plane's fuselage broke into three parts. The island's airport was closed to allow the investigation to proceed.

Medics on the scene told El Tiempo newspaper that passenger Amar Fernandez de Barretos suffered a heart attack just after the accident and died on her way to the hospital.

Airline Aires is privately owned.

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