Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation crash, Jan 21, 1960 (37 killed)
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation accident on January 21, 1960 near Montego Bay Saint James, Jamaica with 37 fatalities. Cause: Heavy landing with a...
- Date: January 21, 1960
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
- Location: Montego Bay Saint James, Jamaica
- Fatalities: 37
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Heavy landing with a sinking speed well beyond the design maximum, as stated in the ICAO report quoted by Wikipedia
Avianca Flight 671, a Lockheed L 1049 Super Constellation bound for Bogota via Montego Bay and Barranquilla, crashed on landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 21 January 1960. After a heavy touchdown it bounced, skidded and came to rest inverted and on fire about 580 metres from the threshold. Wikipedia reports 37 killed and 9 survivors among 46 occupants.