It was Spain 's deadliest accident since the 1983 crash Catastrophe of Avianca Flight 011 .

Avianca Flight 011 , registration HK-2910X , was a Boeing 747-200B on an international scheduled passenger flight from Frankfurt via Paris , Madrid , and Caracas to Bogotá that crashed Catastrophe on 27 November 1983 .

It took off Departing from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at 22:25 on 26 November 1983 for Madrid Barajas Airport ; take-off Departing was delayed Change_event_time to wait for additional passengers from a Lufthansa flight due to a cancellation Change_event_time of the segment Paris-Frankfurt by Avianca for operational Being_in_operation reasons .

As of 2019 , Avianca Flight Self_motion 011 remains the second-deadliest aviation accident Catastrophe in Spanish territory behind the Tenerife airport disaster Catastrophe .

and the worst accident Catastrophe in the history of Avianca .