N125GU, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in March 1995
Accident
Date
9 August 1995
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain on approach
Site
San Vicente volcano, El Salvador 13°35′57.3″N88°50′57.9″W / 13.599250°N 88.849417°W / 13.599250; -88.849417[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
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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