Avianca Flight 671
Avianca Flight 671, registration HK-177, was a Lockheed Constellation that crashed and burned on landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 21 January 1960. It was and remains the worst accident in Jamaican aviation history.[1]
 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 18.5028°N 77.9122°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation |
| Operator | Avianca |
| Registration | HK-177 |
| Flight origin | New York-Idlewild Airport |
| Stopover | Miami International Airport (unscheduled) |
| 1st stopover | Sangster International Airport Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Destination | El Dorado International Airport |
| Occupants | 46 |
| Passengers | 39 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 37 |
| Survivors | 9 |
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 Bogota-Montego Bay routes. Thirty-seven of the 46 passengers and crew aboard were killed.
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, 1900 feet from the runway threshold and 200 feet to the left thereof.[2]
References
- "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.
- Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 28 March 2010.
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