Loss of power in two engines during initial climb, and a resulting near-stall, led to the fatal crash of a Kalitta Air Boeing 747-200F moments after departure from the Colombian capital Bogota.

The tale of how Conrad 'Connie' Kalitta’s ... has grown to include air freight, air ambulance, and charter passenger flights with an expanded fleet that included Boeing 747, Lockheed L-1011 ...

A Kalitta Air 747-200F crashed yesterday into a home shortly after takeoff from Bogota, killing three occupants in the house, fewer than 24 hr. after a USA Jet Airlines DC-9F crashed on approach ...

However, aerial firefighting specialist 10 Tanker, which is helping lead the Southern California effort, is a Kalitta Air client. Kalitta Air does not own or operate any tanker aircraft.