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
The Vickers Viscount is a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs. A design requirement from the Brabazon Committee, it entered service in 1953 and was the first turboprop-powered airliner.
The Vi ...
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.
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".
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.
After service with Capital,
Austrian Airlines
Austrian Airlines AG, often shortened to Austrian, is the flag carrier of Austria and a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group. The airline is headquartered on the grounds of Vienna International Airport in Schwechat where it also maintains its ...
and Aloha Airlines it was bought by Aeropesca Colombia in 1971.
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External links
Aviation Safety Network report
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1981
Aviation accidents and incidents in Colombia
Accidents and incidents involving the Vickers Viscount
Aviation accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain
1981 in Colombia
August 1981 events in South America