181 fatalities

1983-11-27: Avianca Flight 011 — Spain

Spain

On November 27, 1983, an Avianca Flight 011 was involved in an aviation accident near Spain. 181 people were killed. The investigation identified human error as a causal factor. This summary draws on records from Wikidata contributors; 3 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Avianca Flight 011, a Boeing 747-200BM Combi en route from Paris to Bogotá, crashed near Madrid on 27 November 1983 after a delayed departure from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Flight Details

Avianca Flight 011 was a Boeing 747-200BM Combi operating an international scheduled passenger service from Frankfurt to Bogotá with intermediate stops in Paris, Madrid, and Caracas. The aircraft departed from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport at 22:25 on 26 November 1983, bound for Madrid Barajas Airport. The takeoff was delayed while waiting for additional passengers from a Lufthansa flight, as the Paris-Frankfurt-Paris segment had been cancelled by Avianca for operational reasons.

Accident

On 27 November 1983, while en route to Madrid, the aircraft crashed near Madrid. No further details about the circumstances of the crash were provided in the investigation summary.

Contributing factors

human error

Investigation report by Wikidata contributors. Original record: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3119385. This page is a structured re-presentation; facts and quotes are in the CC0 (Wikidata).