1986 Aerovías Guatemala Caravelle crash

Fatal aviation accident in Guatemala October 2024 1986 Aerovías Guatemala crash Accident SAETA Caravelle Volpati.jpg HC-BAE, the aircraft involved, seen in November 1982 while in service with SAETA 1986 01 18 Controlled flight into terrain for undetermined reasons Flores, Guatemala 16 52 59 N 89 46 55 W type:event inline,title Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III Aerovías HC-BAE La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala Santa Elena Airport, Flores, Guatemala 93 87 6 93 0 The 1986 Aerovías Guatemala air crash occurred on 18 January 1986 and involved a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III that crashed into a hill on approach to Santa Elena Airport, Flores, Guatemala after a short flight from Guatemala City's La Aurora International Airport. All 93 passengers and crew on board were killed,Guatemala crash toll now put at 93 https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/20/world/guatemala-crash-toll-now-put-at-93.html The New York Times 20 January 1986 1 October 2013 making it the worst air disaster in Guatemalan history. Aircraft The aircraft involved was a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III built in 1960. It was converted to a series 6N standard in 1962. Ecuadorian airline SAETA purchased the aircraft in 1975. Aerovías in Guatemala leased it from SAETA in 1985 in response to the increasing number of tourists visiting Guatemala.Aerovias HC-BAE – 18. January 1986 http://sudaviation.com/?page_id=314 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20190125083628/http://sudaviation.com/?page_id=314 25 January 2019 1 October 2013 sudaviation.com Accident This 40-minute flight was taking Guatemalan and foreign tourists from Guatemala City to Santa Elena Airport, in Flores, some 170 mi km flip northeast of Guatemala City. Flores is a common staging point for visits to the ancient Maya city of Tikal. The aircraft took off on Saturday morning at 7:25 local time from La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City with 87 passengers and 6 crew on board. After approximately 30 minutes the aircraft was cleared to land at Santa Elena Airport. However the first approach was too high and the aircraft overshot the runway.90 Killed in Guatemala Plane Crash : Cause Not Known; Six Americans Included in Toll https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-19-mn-1219-story.html Los Angeles Times 19 January 1986 On its second approach the aircraft crashed and caught fire about 8 km from the airport. The control tower's last contact with the crew occurred at 7:58, 33 minutes into the 40-minute flight, with no reports of any anomalies. The accident killed all 93 people on board: 87 passengers and 6 crew members. The aircraft was completely destroyed in the accident. Cause An investigation carried out into the crash was unable to determine the exact cause of the accident. Low cloud cover may have caused the pilots to lose orientation and crash.CFIT Accident Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N HC-BAE, Saturday 18 January 1986 https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/327065 2024-10-21 Aviation Safety Network Notable passengers Former Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister, Arístides Calvani es, his wife, and two daughters perished in the crash. Calvani, Arístides https://bibliofep.fundacionempresaspolar.org/dhv/entradas/c/calvani-aristides/ 2024-10-21 Fundación Empresas Polar es See also Air New Zealand Flight 901 Prinair Flight 277 References Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1986 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Guatemala Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Sud Aviation Caravelle Category:1986 in Guatemala Category:January 1986 in North America