What the records say
- When
- 26 Mar 1982
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 4.34° N, 73.75° W
- Description
- 1982 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 21
Aeropesca Flight 217
1982 aviation accident
Aeropesca Flight 217 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight in Colombia from La Vanguardia Airport, Villavicencio to El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá. On 26 March 1982 the flight was operated by a four-engined Vickers Viscount turboprop registered HK-2382 which collided with a mountain at 7,700 feet 130 km south east from Bogotá near Quetame in bad weather. The storm hampered rescue attempts.
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