Avianca
Also recorded as: Avianca
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by AVIANCA (per NTSB report)
THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHTCREW TO ADEQUATELY MANAGE THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL LOAD, AND THEIR FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE AN EMERGENCY FUEL SITUATION TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL BEFORE FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FLIGHTCREW'S FAILURE TO USE AN AIRLINE OPERATIONAL CONTROL DISPATCH SYSTEM TO ASSIST THEM DURING THE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT INTO A HIGH-DENSITY AIRPORT IN POOR WEATHER. ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS INADEQUATE TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT BY THE FAA AND THE LACK OF STANDARDIZED UNDERSTANDABLE TERMINOLOGY FOR PILOTS AND CONTROLLERS FOR MINIMUM AND EMERGENCY FUEL STATES. THE SAFETY BOARD ALSO DETERMINES THAT WINDSHEAR, CREW FATIGUE AND STRESS WERE FACTORS THAT LED TO THE UNSUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE FIRST APPROACH AND THUS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
FAA enforcement actions
No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.
Maintenance disclosure history
No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N411AV | AIRBUS A320-214 | — | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N703AV | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N742AV | AIRBUS A320-214 | 2015 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| NHK201 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NHK290 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NHK4488 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NHK5319 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| NHK5407 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report |
Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate
Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.
3 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.
- N742AV (AIRBUS A320-214) — records 2017–2021 · registered to UMB BANK NA TRUSTEE (owner ≠ operator)
- N703AV — records 2020 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NHK4488 — records 2010 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NHK201 — records 1990 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NHK290 — records 1987 · no longer on the FAA registry