Houston - Acapulco
Flight / Schedule
Houston - Acapulco
Aircraft
Dassault Falcon 20Registration
N888AR
MSN
33
Year of Manufacture
1966
Operator
Hansa Jet CorporationDate
August 7, 1976 at 02:30 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Chilpancingo-Doctor Alfonso G. Alarcón Guerrero
Region
Central America • Mexico
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On August 7, 1976 at 02:30 AM, Houston - Acapulco experienced a crash involving Dassault Falcon 20, operated by Hansa Jet Corporation, with the event recorded near Chilpancingo-Doctor Alfonso G. Alarcón Guerrero.
The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Houston, the crew was cleared to descend from 37,000 feet to 19,000 feet for an approach to Acapulco-General Juan N. Álvarez Airport. For unknown reasons, the crew continued the descent below 19,000 feet when, at an altitude of 9,000 feet, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located 20 km southwest of Chilpancingo, about 70 km north of Acapulco. At the time of the accident, the visibility was reduced by night and rain falls.
Aircraft reference details include registration N888AR, MSN 33, year of manufacture 1966.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
2
Passengers
1
Other
0
Crash Summary
Following an uneventful flight from Houston, the crew was cleared to descend from 37,000 feet to 19,000 feet for an approach to Acapulco-General Juan N. Álvarez Airport. For unknown reasons, the crew continued the descent below 19,000 feet when, at an altitude of 9,000 feet, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located 20 km southwest of Chilpancingo, about 70 km north of Acapulco. At the time of the accident, the visibility was reduced by night and rain falls.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
1
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Houston - Acapulco
Operator
Hansa Jet CorporationFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Central America • Mexico
Aircraft Details
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