Avianca Flight 671
An Avianca Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 January 1960 |
| Summary | Runway excursion, hard landing |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation |
| Operator | Avianca |
| Call sign | AVIANCA 671 |
| Registration | HK-177 |
| Flight origin | New York-Idlewild Airport |
| 1st stopover | Miami International Airport (unscheduled) |
| 2nd stopover | Sangster International Airport Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Destination | El Dorado International Airport |
| Occupants | 46 |
| Passengers | 39 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 37 |
| Survivors | 9 |
Avianca Flight 671, registration HK-177, was a Lockheed Constellation that crashed and burned on landing at Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 21 January 1960. 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 Bogotá-Montego Bay routes. Thirty-seven of the 46 passengers and crew aboard were killed. It was and remains the worst accident in Jamaican aviation history.