Bogotá - Cali

On November 27, 1989 at 07:16 AM, Bogotá - Cali experienced a crash involving Boeing 727-100, operated by Avianca, with the event recorded near Bogotá Bogotá Capital District.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

107 people were known to be on board, 110 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 102.8%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 101, passenger fatalities: 101, other fatalities: 3.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. After takeoff from Bogotá-El Dorado Airport, the crew was cleared to climb to FL130 when the aircraft suffered an explosion. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a huge explosion near Soacha, about 16 km south of Bogotá Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 107 occupants were killed as well as three people on the ground.

Aircraft reference details include registration HK-1803, MSN 19035, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 4.6623°, -74.0674°.