Avianca Flight 671

Avianca Flight 671

An Avianca Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date	21 January 1960
Summary	Runway excursion, hard landing
Site	Sangster International Airport Montego Bay, Jamaica 18°30′10″N77°54′44″W / 18.5028°N 77.9122°W / 18.5028; -77.9122
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation
Operator	Avianca
Call sign	AVIANCA 671
Registration	HK-177
Flight origin	New York-Idlewild Airport
1st stopover	Miami International Airport (unscheduled)
2nd stopover	Sangster International Airport Montego Bay, Jamaica
Destination	El Dorado International Airport
Occupants	46
Passengers	39
Crew	7
Fatalities	37
Survivors	9

Avianca Flight 671, registration HK-177, was a Lockheed Constellation that crashed and burned on landing at Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 21 January 1960. It was and remains the worst accident in Jamaican aviation history. ^[1]

The flight had originated at Miami International Airport, Florida. The aircraft operating the flight was a Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation used by Avianca for its Bogotá-Montego Bay routes. Thirty-seven of the 46 passengers and crew aboard were killed. Among the dead was Manuel Jiménez Díaz, known as "Chicuelo II", a famous Spanish bullfighter. ^[2]

Accident

On landing, the plane made a heavy touchdown, bounced, and landed back on the runway, then skidded down the runway in flames. It came to rest upside down, 580 metres (1,900 ft) from the runway threshold and 60 metres (200 ft) to the left thereof. ^[3]

References

1. "AIR CRASH KILLS 37 AT MONTEGO BAY; 17 WERE FROM U.S.; Colombian Airliner on Flight From New York Overturns and Burns on Landing PLANE OVERTURNS AND CATCHES FIRE All 17 Americans on Board Are Victims of Landing Mishap – 9 Survive". New York Times. 22 January 1960. p. 1.
2. Topper, Javier Franco (7 April 2015). "EL RELATO DEL ACCIDENTE DEL SUPER CONSTELLATION HK-177 DE AVIANCA". volavi.co (in Spanish). volavi. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
3. Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 28 March 2010.