Flores – Guatemala City

On November 21, 1993 at 04:47 PM, Flores – Guatemala City experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, operated by Aerovias Guatemala, with the event recorded near Palencia Guatemala.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 12, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft departed Flores Airport on a charter flight to Guatemala City, carrying 12 passengers and one pilot, among them three American citizens. The pilot started the descent to Guatemala City-La Aurora in good weather conditions despite some mountains were shrouded in clouds. On approach, the aircraft struck a mountain located near Palencia, about 20 km northeast of La Aurora Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 13 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TG-ACP.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 14.6657°, -90.3621°.