Intercontinental de Aviación

History

Fleet

• Vickers Viscount
• Curtiss C-46 Commando
• de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
• Bombardier Q300
• McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15
• McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30
• Boeing 727-100
• Boeing 737-300
• Beechcraft 1900D

  Accidents and incidents

• On 21 January 1974, a Vickers Viscount of Aeropesca Colombia was hijacked and diverted to Cali.
• On 14 August 1978, an Aeropesca Colombia Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando flying in worsening weather conditions drifted off course during a flight from Bogotá to Tame and crashed into Mount Paramo de Laura near Tota, Colombia, killing all 18 people in board. Certified to carry only six passengers, it had 15 passengers on board at the time of the crash.
• On 26 August 1981, Vickers Viscount HK-1320 of Aeropesca Colombia flew into Mount Santa Elena killing all 50 people on board.
• On 26 March 1982, Vickers Viscount HK-2382 of Aeropesca Colombia flew into a mountain near Queate while on a flight from La Vanguardia Airport to El Dorado International Airport, killing all 21 people on board.
• On 31 March 1991, Vickers Viscount HK-1708 of Intercontinental de Aviación was damaged beyond economic repair while on a flight from El Dorado International Airport to Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport. Both artificial horizons failed in turbulence at. Control of the aircraft was regained at and a successful emergency landing was made at Olaya Herrera Airport, Medellin. The lower main spar was found to have cracked. The aircraft had previously suffered a gear collapse on 14 February 1988.
• On 11 January 1995, Intercontinental de Aviación Flight 256, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 HK-3839X crashed on approach near Maria La Baja. The accident killed 52 passengers and crew; one person survived the crash.