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Aviateca Flight 901
1995 aviation accident in El Salvador / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aviateca Flight 901 was a scheduled international passenger flight which crashed into the 7,159-foot (2,182 m) San Vicente volcano in El Salvador on approach to the Comalapa International Airport on 9 August 1995. The accident killed all 65 passengers and crew on board and is the deadliest aviation disaster to occur in El Salvador.[2] An investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority determined that pilot error and air traffic control error in bad weather contributed to the accident.
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![]() N125GU, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in March 1995 | |
Accident | |
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Date | 9 August 1995 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to bad weather, pilot error, and ATC error |
Site | San Vicente volcano, El Salvador 13°35′57.3″N 88°50′57.9″W[1] |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-2H6 |
Operator | Aviateca |
IATA flight No. | GU901 |
ICAO flight No. | GUG901 |
Call sign | AVIATECA 901 |
Registration | N125GU |
Flight origin | Miami International Airport, Miami, United States |
1st stopover | La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
2nd stopover | Comalapa International Airport, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Last stopover | Augusto C. Sandino International Airport Managua, Nicaragua |
Destination | Juan Santamaría International Airport San José, Costa Rica |
Occupants | 65 |
Passengers | 58 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 65 |
Survivors | 0 |
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