ASN Aircraft accident Hawker Siddeley HS-748-260 Srs. 2A FAC-1103 Florencia
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Date:Wednesday 9 January 1974
Time:16:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic A748 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Hawker Siddeley HS-748-260 Srs. 2A
Operator:SATENA
Registration: FAC-1103
MSN: 1704
First flight: 1971
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29
Total:Fatalities: 32 / Occupants: 32
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:34 km (21.3 mls) NNW of Florencia (   Colombia)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Florencia-Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA/SKFL), Colombia
Destination airport:Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia
Narrative:
The HS-748 impacted Gabinete Peak in Colombia, killing all on board. The aircraft operated on a flight from Bucaramanga to Bogotá with an en route stop at Florencia. The aircraft departed Florencia at 16:30 hours.

Sources:
» El Tiempo - Jan 10, 1974
» El Tiempo - Jan 11, 1974
» Ellensburg Daily Record - Jan 10, 1974


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Distance from Florencia-Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 378 km (236 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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