Avianca Flight 410
HK-1716, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1976 with a previous livery | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 March 1988 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error, lack of crew resource management |
| Site | Cúcuta, Colombia 8°05′01″N 72°41′33″W / 8.0837°N 72.6925°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 727-21 |
| Aircraft name | Antonio Villavicencio |
| Operator | Avianca |
| IATA flight No. | AV410 |
| ICAO flight No. | AVA410 |
| Call sign | AVIANCA 410 |
| Registration | HK-1716 |
| Flight origin | Camilo Daza Int'l Airport |
| Destination | Rafael Núñez Int'l Airport |
| Occupants | 143 |
| Passengers | 136 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 143 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Avianca Flight 410 was a flight that crashed at 13:17 on 17 March 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 until American Airlines Flight 965.