| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 11, 1995 |
| Time: | 1938 |
| Location: | Cartagena, Colombia |
| Operator: | Intercontinental de Aviacion |
| Flight #: | 256 |
| Route: | Bogota - Cartagena |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 |
| Registration: | HK-3839X |
| cn / ln: | 45742/26 |
| Aboard: | 52 (passengers:47 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 51 (passengers:46 crew:5) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | While descending from FL 190, ground witnesses saw fire and sparks aboard the plane before it crashed and exploded. One nine-year-old girl survived. Her mother threw her out of the plane and she landed in some soft-water lilies. Possible electrical fire. Possible faulty altimeter. |
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