| Date: | Friday 22 August 1997 |
| Time: | 14:38 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-251 |
| Owner/operator: | SAETA |
| Registration: | HC-BVU |
| MSN: | 21322/1265 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15/-15A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 56 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY), Galapagos -
 Ecuador
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE/SEGU) |
| San Cristobal Airport, Galapagos (SCY/SEST) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Landed 36.5 m short following a low NDB approach to runway 16. The undercarriage struck the raised lip of the runway, causing it to collapse. After sliding for about 700 m before coming to rest on the right side of the runway.
Anti-skid problems forced the crew to try to land as soon after the threshold as possible.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep
Tommy Maurer
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