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Aeropesca Flight 217

26 Mar 1982 · Quetame, Colombia

Vickers Viscount 745D · Controlled flight into terrain

From Vanguardia Airport (VVC) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG)

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Event

Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
Accident
Event fatalities
21 · all aircraft and ground
Ground fatalities
Unknown
Occupants
21
Survivors
0
InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
Unknown
OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
Airline

Vickers Viscount 745D

Category
Airplane · from aircraft type
RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
HK-2382
Operator
Aeropesca
Onboard fatalities
21
Route
From Vanguardia Airport (VVC)To El Dorado International Airport (BOG)

Approximate · Coordinates from the Wikipedia article; not checked against an investigation report.

From the Wikipedia article

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. All 21 on board were killed.

Accident

At 3:25PM, Flight 217 departed from La Vanguardia Airport to El Dorado International Airport. Mid-flight, the aircraft crashed into a mountain at an altitude of 7700 ft as it approached Bogota. Later at 5PM, a declaration of emergency was made after contact with the airliner was lost.

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Wikipedia article: Aeropesca Flight 217
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Aeropesca Flight 217
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1359039473 · 2026-06-12 · retrieved 2026-09-18
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Aircraft, operator and route
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Ground fatalities
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Summary
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  • Wikipedia · Facts from the Wikipedia article's infobox and coordinates, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.