On November 27, 1989, a Boeing 727-100 passenger plane exploded over the outskirts of Bogotá, Colombia, killing all 107 people on board the plane. On November 27, 1989, a Boeing 727-100 passenger plane exploded over the outskirts of the capital, Bogotá, and killed all 107 people on the plane. The plane flew from Bogotá International Airport to Carlisle at 7:13 p.m. on November 27, 1989, and a few minutes later, the plane suddenly exploded over the industrial area more than 20 kilometers south of Bogotá. Witnesses said the plane was in normal flight, suddenly exploded, split into two sections, and then wrapped in flames and thick smoke. The police immediately dispatched to the scene for investigation. The head of the police office of the province of Kundinamarca