 An Avianca Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 January 1960 |
| Summary | Runway excursion, hard landing |
| Site | Sangster International Airport Montego Bay, Jamaica 18°30′10″N 77°54′44″W / 18.5028°N 77.9122°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation |
| Operator | Avianca |
| Registration | HK-177 |
| Flight origin | New York-Idlewild Airport |
| Stopover | Miami International Airport (unscheduled) |
| 1st stopover | Sangster International Airport Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Destination | El Dorado International Airport |
| Occupants | 46 |
| Passengers | 39 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 37 |
| Survivors | 9 |
Avianca Flight 671, registration HK-177, was a Lockheed Constellation that crashed and burned on landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 21 January 1960. It was and remains the worst accident in Jamaican aviation history.[1]
The flight had originated at Miami International Airport, Florida. The aircraft operating the flight was a Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation used by Avianca for its Bogotá-Montego Bay routes. Thirty-seven of the 46 passengers and crew aboard were killed. Among the dead was Manuel Jiménez Díaz, known as "Chicuelo II", a famous Spanish bullfighter.[2]
- ^ "AIR CRASH KILLS 37 AT MONTEGO BAY; 17 WERE FROM U.S.; Colombian Airliner on Flight From New York Overturns and Burns on Landing PLANE OVERTURNS AND CATCHES FIRE All 17 Americans on Board Are Victims of Landing Mishap – 9 Survive". New York Times. 22 January 1960. p. 1.
- ^ Topper, Javier Franco (7 April 2015). "EL RELATO DEL ACCIDENTE DEL SUPER CONSTELLATION HK-177 DE AVIANCA". volavi.co (in Spanish). volavi. Retrieved 20 October 2024.