Bogotá - Mexico City

On August 16, 1976 at 12:00 AM, Bogotá - Mexico City experienced a crash involving Boeing 720, operated by Avianca, with the event recorded near Mexico City-Benito Juarez Federal District of Mexico City.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

127 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 127 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 121, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

During the last segment on final approach to Mexico City-Benito Juarez Airport, while passing over the runway threshold, the four engine airplane entered an area of heavy rain falls. The pilot-in-command apparently lost visual contact with the runway and decided to initiate a go-around manoeuvre when the airplane stalled, nosed down and struck the runway surface nose gear first. Upon impact, the nose gear was torn off and the airplane slid for several metres before coming to rest. All 127 occupants were evacuated safely.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-723, MSN 18061/197, year of manufacture 1961.