Air traffic controllers had only informed the flight of windshear at 1,500 feet (460 m). As a result, a missed approach was initiated. Seventy-seven minutes after entering the hold, New York Air Traffic Control asked the crew how long they could continue to hold, to which the first officer replied “.about five minutes.” The First Officer then stated that their alternate was Boston, but since they had been holding for so long they would not be able to make it anymore the controller then cleared the aircraft for an approach to runway 22L.Īs Flight 052 flew the ILS approach, they encountered windshear at an altitude of less than 500 feet (150 m) and the plane descended below the glideslope, almost crashing into the ground short of the runway. During this hold, the aircraft was exhausting its reserve fuel supply, which would have allowed it to divert to its alternate, Boston, in case of an emergency or situation such as this one. 8 of 9 crew members and 65 of 149 passengers on board were killed.Īvianca Flight 052 had been in a holding pattern over New York for over one hour due to fog limiting arrivals and departures into John F. On Thursday, January 25, 1990, the aircraft performing this flight, a Boeing 707-321B registered as HK-2016, crashed into the village of Cove Neck, Long Island, New York after running out of fuel. Kennedy International Airport via Medellín, Colombia's José María Córdova International Airport. Avianca Flight 052 was a regularly scheduled flight from Bogotá to New York's John F.
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