Chichén Itzá – Cozumel

On May 5, 1989 at 02:30 PM, Chichén Itzá – Cozumel experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Trislander, operated by Aero Cozumel, with the event recorded near Playa del Carmen Quintana Roo.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

19 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 13 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 31.6%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 17, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Chichén Itzá to Cozumel, the crew encountered engine problems and was cleared to divert to Playa del Carmen for an emergency landing. On final, the aircraft lost height and crashed 3 km short of runway. Six passengers were killed while 13 other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration XA-JPE, MSN 1051, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 20.6231°, -87.0760°.