Avianca Flight 203
Avianca Flight 203 was a Colombian domestic passenger flight from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Cali, Colombia. It was destroyed by a bomb over the municipality of Soacha on November 27, 1989. All 107 people on board as well as three people on the ground were killed. The bombing had been ordered by the Medellín drug cartel.
HK-1803, the aircraft involved in the bombing | |
| Bombing | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 27, 1989 |
| Summary | In-flight breakup due to terrorist bombing |
| Site | Cerro Canoas, Soacha, Colombia 4°33′30″N 74°15′45″W |
| Total fatalities | 110 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-21 |
| Operator | Avianca |
| Registration | HK-1803 |
| Flight origin | El Dorado Int'l Airport |
| Destination | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Int'l Airport |
| Occupants | 107 |
| Passengers | 101 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 107 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 3 |
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