| Date: | Wednesday 22 August 1973 |
| Time: | 11:40 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3A-228F |
| Owner/operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-111 |
| MSN: | 4105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1941 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 17 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near El Yopal -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport (VVC/SKVV) |
| El Yopal Airport (EYP/SKYP) |
The DC-3 took off from Villavicencio at 11:13 for an estimated 45 min. flight to El Yopal. The aircraft struck a hill at 480 m at around 11:40. Visibility in the area was almost zero in the area, while the aircraft was flying VMC.
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