Aeropesca Colombia Flight 221
| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 August 1981 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) |
| Site | Cerro Matiqui, Colombia |
| Passengers | 44 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 50 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Vickers Viscount 745D |
| Aircraft name | Ciudad de Popayana |
| Operator | Aeropesca Colombia |
| Registration | HK-1320 |
| Flight origin | Florencia-Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA/SKFL), Florencia, Colombia |
| Destination | Neiva Airport, Colombia |
Aeropesca Colombia Flight 221 was an internal scheduled passenger flight from Florencia Airport to Neiva Airport in Colombia. On 26 August 1981 it was being operated by a Vickers Viscount turboprop airliner registered in Colombia as HK-1320 when it collided with Mount Santa Elana, an Andean mountain peak, destroying the aircraft and killing all 50 on board.[1]
Investigation
The investigation by the Colombian authorities concluded the probable cause was "continuing VFR in meteorological conditions below the minimum laid down in the Manual of Colombian air routes".[1]
Aircraft
The aircraft was a four-engined Vickers Viscount 745D turboprop airliner registered HK-1320 with Vickers construction number 112, it first flew on 22 February 1956 in the United Kingdom and was delivered to Capital Airlines in the United States on 3 March 1956.[2] After service with Capital, Austrian Airlines and Aloha Airlines it was bought by Aeropesca Colombia in 1971.[2]
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Roach, John; Eastwood, Tony (1990). Turbo Prop Airliner Production List. West Drayton, England: The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0 907178 32 4.