Thread: Connie Kalitta loses another plane

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This is the second crash of his 747's in two months. He is on some hard times. All the crew lived, but people on the ground were killed.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americ....ap/index.html

Neither plane was owned by Kalitta Air. They were operating them for another company. This latest one belonged to Centurion Air Cargo. That being said, it's still a sad situation. When it rains it pours.

Originally Posted by pro70z28

Neither plane was owned by Kalitta Air. They were operating them for another company. This latest one belonged to Centurion Air Cargo. That being said, it's still a sad situation. When it rains it pours.

Actually both were owned by Connie. The one that crashed in BRU (belgium) was tail number N704CK. Here's a link to the FAA website verifying the tail number.

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinqu...7&cmndfind.y=6

And the tail number for the Bogota crash is N714CK

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinqu...&cmndfind.y=13

Sanderlin said Kalitta was operating the plane for another airline, Centurion Air Cargo. A woman who answered the phone at Centurion's office in Miami referred questions to Kalitta.

The news report must have it wrong. Imagine that ... a news report that's wrong

The news is never wrong!!!

Man, that's gotta be hell on the insurance premiums.

Hope he had 'agreed value" coverage.

Two hull losses in two months is not good for business at all. Especially when each plane is probably running atleast 70 million dollars, minimum, to replace. You can bet the FAA will be paying his operation a visit. It will be interesting to see if anything happens. Personally, I think the two crashes being his are just coinincidental. Meaning I doubt it is something they are doing in the operation that is responsible, i.e. training of pilots, maintainence, etc.

Here's a pretty good website for that kind of information. The first said Kalitta Air and the other says Kalitta Air for Centurion. Aircraft ownership can be interesting, to say the least with shell companies, Cayman Islands and Liberian companies. Just like ships. Flags/companies of 'convenience' (read, for regulations and insurance).

http://aviation-safety.net/database/....php?Year=2008

There may be worse airports - but Bogota has to be my least favorite, right up there with La Paz and the old Hong Kong field. It's at 2700 meters altitude and planes do a major take off run. Then traffic control - nothing tightens up your case of Simon Bolivar's Revenge like looking out of the window and seeing another plane taking evasive maneuvers less then an 1/8 mile away from T-boning you

He had one back in '93 at Gitmo. Coincidence that the fligh originated at Chambers Field at NAVSTA Norfolk. I'm the aviation facilities planner there.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/...?id=19930818-0