Flugunfall 01 JAN 1985 einer Boeing 727-225 N819EA - Nevado Illimani
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Datum:Dienstag 1 Januar 1985
Zeit:20:30
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic B722 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 727-225
Fluggesellschaft:Eastern Air Lines
Kennzeichen: N819EA
Werknummer: 22556/1793
Baujahr: 1982-03-12 (2 years 10 months)
Triebwerk: 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17AR
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 10 / Insassen: 10
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 19 / Insassen: 19
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 29 / Insassen: 29
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Nevado Illimani (   Bolivien)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Internationaler Linienflug
Flug von:Asunción-Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU/SGAS), Paraguay
Flug nach:La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB/SLLP), Bolivien
Flugnummer:EA980
Unfallbericht:
Eastern flight 980 was a scheduled flight from Asuncion (ASU), Paraguay to La Paz (LPB), Bolivia.
The aircraft had reported crossing the DAKON intersection, 55 NM southeast of La Paz, at 25,000 ft. MSL. They were then cleared by La Paz ATC to descend to 18,000 feet, and the crew acknowledged this clearance. Although the Boeing 727 was supposed to be approaching La Paz along airway UA 320, on a 134° radial from the La Paz VOR, it veered significantly off course beyond DAKON; perhaps because the crew were maneuvering to avoid weather in the vicinity. The aircraft impacted the 19,600-ft. level of Mt. Illimani, a 21,000-ft. Andean peak, approximately 26 NM from the La Paz VOR/DME and 25 NM from La Paz runway 09R. Dark night, weather, and lack of visual references in the area all contributed to the crew’s inability to see and avoid the high terrain in their path.

A climbing expedition was organized the following summer to retrieve the flight recorders. The expedition reached the crash site and was able to dig through accumulated snow and examine the wreckage. However, bad weather and altitude sickness forced the expedition to turn back without recovering the recorders.
Early June 2016 an expedition found parts of the aircraft's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder containers. Magnetic tape segments that were recovered were not the ¼-inch width tape from a cockpit voice recorder or flight data recorder.

Informationsquelle:
» Investigation of Controlled Flight into Terrain : Descriptions of Flight Paths for Selected Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) Aircraft Accidents, 1985-1997 / Robert O. Phillips, U.S. DoT (DOT-TSC-FA9D1-99-01)
» Jet-Airliner Unfälle seit 1952 / J. Richter, Chr. Wolf
» Operation Thonapa
» NTSB press release


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photo of Boeing-727-225-N819EA
photo of Boeing-727-225-N819EA
accident date: 01-01-1985
type: Boeing 727-225
registration: N819EA
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Asunción-Silvio Pettirossi International Airport to La Paz-El Alto Airport as the crow flies is 1467 km (917 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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