Avianca Flight 410
Avianca Flight 410 was a flight that crashed at 13:17 on March 17, 1988, near Cúcuta, Colombia, which occurred shortly after takeoff when it flew into a mountain. All 143 people on board were killed. It was the deadliest aviation accident to occur in Colombia at the time.
An Avianca Boeing 727 similar to the aircraft involved in the accident. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 17, 1988 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error, lack of crew resource management |
| Site | Cúcuta, Colombia 8.0837°N 72.6925°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-21 |
| Aircraft name | Antonio Villavicencio |
| Operator | Avianca |
| Registration | HK-1716 |
| Flight origin | Camilo Daza Int'l Airport |
| Destination | Rafael Núñez Int'l Airport |
| Passengers | 136 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 143 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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