 Sister-ship to the accident aircraft in a later Intercontinental Colombia livery | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 March 1982 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Quetame, Colombia 4°20′35″N 73°45′0″W / 4.34306°N 73.75000°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Vickers Viscount 745D |
| Operator | Aeropesca Colombia |
| Registration | HK-2382 |
| Flight origin | La Vanguardia Airport, Villavicencio, Colombia |
| Destination | El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia |
| Passengers | 15 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 21 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aeropesca Colombia Flight 217 was an domestic scheduled passenger flight in Colombia from La Vanguardia Airport, Villavicencio to El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá.[1] On 26 March 1982 the flight was operated by a four-engined Vickers Viscount turboprop registered HK-2382 which collided with a mountain at 7,700 feet 130 km south east from Bogotá near Quetame in bad weather.[1] The storm hampered rescue attempts. All 21 on board were killed.[1]