Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 18 JAN 1986 |
| Time: | ca 08:00 |
| Type: | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III |
| Operating for: | Aerovias Guatemala |
| Leased from: | SAETA |
| Registration: | HC-BAE |
| C/n / msn: | 40 |
| First flight: | 1960 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 81 / Occupants: 81 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 87 / Occupants: 87 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 8 km (5 mls) from Flores (Guatemala)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatemala |
| Flores-Santa Elena Airport (FRS/MGFL), Guatemala |
The Caravelle took off from Guatemala City at 07:00. The aircraft crashed in a hilly jungle area after executing a second missed approach procedure. Low lying clouds in the area forced the crew to carry out the missed approaches.
Sources:
» Lloyds List 19.1.86
Photos
I-DAXI was sold to Ecuador as HC-BAE June 1975
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 Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport to Flores-Santa Elena Airport as the crow flies is 267 km (167 miles).
Distance from Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport to Flores-Santa Elena Airport as the crow flies is 267 km (167 miles).
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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