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  Date March 17 , 1988
  Type Controlled flight into terrain ( CFIT )
  Site Cúcuta, Colombia
  Fatalities 143
  Injuries 0


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  Type Boeing 727-21
  Operator Avianca
  Tail Number HK-1716
  Passengers 136
  Crew 7
  Survivors none


''' 1988 , near Cúcuta, Colombia . The Aircraft was a Boeing 727-21 operated by Avianca , the national Airline of Colombia. Flight 410 was a regular scheduled domestic passenger flight from Cúcuta-Camilo Dazo Airport (CUC) to Cartagena-Rafael Nunez Airport (CTG). The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 33 at Cúcuta.

The aircraft registration number was HK-1716. That airplane had flown previously with Pan Am , as #N321PA. The aircraft was built in 1966, and had 43,848 hours of airframe time.

There were no survivors among the 7 crew and 136 passengers.

The official cause of the crash was a controlled flight into terrain ( CFIT ) at 6,200 feet. The investigation pointed to a number of probable causes, including a non-crew Pilot in the cockpit, whose presence diverted the attention of the pilot and who interfered with the operation of the aircraft, and a lack of teamwork between the pilot and co-pilot.


REFERENCES

Aviation Safety Network accident description retreived 6 December 2005

Avianca official website retreived 6 December 2005

ICAO Reports:
  • ICAO Circular 2660-AN/154 (12-26)

  • ICAO Adrep Summary 2/88 (#5)



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