| Status: | |
| Datum: | 29 JUL 1972 |
| Tijd: | 06:53 |
| Type: | Douglas C-53D-DO (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Avianca |
| Registratie: | HK-107 |
| Constructienummer: | 11723 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1943 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 18 / inzittenden: 18 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 21 / inzittenden: 21 |
| Botsingsslachtoffers: | slachtoffers: 17 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | nabij Las Palomas (Colombia)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Villavicencio Airport (VVC/SKVV), Colombia |
| Vliegveld van aankomst: | Paz de Ariporo-Casanare Airport (PZA/SKPZ), Colombia |
| Vluchtnummer: | 630 |
Beschrijving:Two Avianca DC-3 aircraft, HK-107 and HK-1341 crashed following a mid-air collision over the Las Palomas mountain range, Colombia. All 38 passengers and crew members were killed.
Flight AV630 departed Villavicencio (VVC) at 06:20 for a domestic flight to Paz de Ariporo (PZA), Arauca (AUC) and Saravena (RVE). There were three crew members and eighteen passengers on board.
The other flight, carried out by HK-1341, departed Villavicencio at 06:22 on a flight to El Yopal (EYP), Trinidad (TDA), Orocue (ORC) and Las Gaviotas (LGT).
There were three crew members and fourteen passengers on board.
Both aircraft were heading in the same direction, initially with a separation of two minutes. About thirty minutes after takeoff both aircraft collided and crashed.
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La Nacion - Jul 30, 1972
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Villavicencio Airport en Paz de Ariporo-Casanare Airport bedraagt 268 km (168 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.