Aeropesca Colombia Flight 217

Aeropesca Colombia Flight 217 was an internal scheduled passenger flight in Colombia from La Vanguardia Airport, Villavicencio to El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá.[1] On 26 March 1982 the flight was operated by a four-engined Vickers Viscount turboprop registered HK-2382 which collided with a mountain at 7,700 feet 130 km south east from Bogotá near Quetame in bad weather.[1] The storm hampered rescue attempts. All 21 on board were killed.[1]

Aeropesca Colombia Flight 217
Sister-ship to the accident aircraft in a later Intercontinental Colombia livery
Accident
Date26 March 1982
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteQuetame, Colombia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeVickers Viscount 745D
OperatorAeropesca Colombia
RegistrationHK-2382
Flight originLa Vanguardia Airport, Villavicencio, Colombia
DestinationEl Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia
Passengers15
Crew6
Fatalities21
Survivors0

Aircraft

The aircraft was a Vickers Viscount 745D four-engined turboprop that had been built in the United Kingdom in 1956 for Capital Airlines of the United States.[2] First flown on 15 December 1956 it was bought by Aeropesca Colombia in March 1976.[2]

References

Citations
  1. Civil Aviation Authority 1974, p. 7/82
  2. Eastwood 1991, p. 388
Bibliography
  • World Accident Summary. Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom). 1974. ISBN 0-903083-44-2.
  • Eastwood, Tony; John Roach (1991). Turbo Prop Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-32-4.


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