- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 08, 2000 |
Time: | 1950 |
Location: | Near Villahermosa, Mexico |
Operator: | Aerocaribe |
Flight #: | 7831 |
Route: | Tuxtla Gutierrez - Villahermosa |
AC Type: | British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 32EP |
Registration: | N912FJ |
cn / ln: | 912 |
Aboard: | 19 (passengers:17 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 19 (passengers:17 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane crashed into a heavily forested area 42 miles southeast of Villahermosa. There was fog and rain in the area at the time. Flying VFR, deviation to avoid weather resulted in spatial disorientation of the crew which led to descending below a safe flying altitude to clear high ground. |
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