Before approach, the pilot requested a change of runways from 30 to 12 at the newly opened Pokhara International Airport. While on approach, the aircraft appeared to pitch up and roll to the left, as the left wing stalled, before crashing into a gorge on the bank of the Seti River.

The plane was chartered to carry a team of six people from Medellín to Pizarro, Choco. Shortly after taking off from runway 02 at Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, the crew encountered engine problems. The airplane lost altitude, went out of control and crashed onto a house, less than one-half mile from the runway end and burst in flames.

The Airbus A320 collided with a fire truck while it was accelerating for takeoff from Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru. The plane was accelerating on runway 16 when it collided with a fire truck, which crossed the active runway without authorization. The crew rejected the takeoff at high speed (at about 130 knots) but wasn't able to avoid contact with the fire truck. As a result of the collision, the right main gear collapsed and caught fire due to the resulting friction against the runway. The aircraft veered right towards the right-hand runway edge coming to a stop partially off the runway about 2500 meters down the runway. Everyone on board was able to evacuate the plane, however, some sustained injuries. Two firefighters in the fire truck were killed.

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