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Avianca Flight 052 was a regularly scheduled flight from Bogotá, Colombia, to New York City, United States, via Medellín, Colombia, that crashed on January 25, 1990, at 21:34 (UTC−05:00).
Jan 25, 1990 · Avianca Airlines Flight 052, a Boeing 707-321B, was a scheduled international flight from Bogota, Colombia, to John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport, New York. Poor weather conditions in the Northeast of the US led to the flight being put into holding three times for a total of 1 hour and 17 minutes.
Feb 5, 1990 · Based on interviews with the investigators, surviving passengers and airline pilots in Colombia and other knowledgeable people, here is the chronology of Avianca Flight 52.
Aug 20, 2022 · On the 25th of January 1990, Avianca flight 052 ran out of fuel while attempting to land at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, sending the Boeing 707 plummeting into the quiet suburb of Cove...
Oct 5, 2022 · On 25 January 1990, Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times by bad weather en route and is dangerously low on fuel as it attempts a landing at New York City. Wind shear forces the crew to...
Jan 27, 1990 · A bomb destroyed an Avianca Boeing 727 shortly after takeoff from Medellin in November, killing 110 people in an attack widely attributed to drug lords seeking to kill police informers on the...
Jun 20, 2023 · The investigation into the crash of Avianca Flight 52 on January 25, 1990 relied heavily on the plane’s cockpit voice recorders. What they revealed was a profound breakdown in communication ...
