Buenos Aires – La Paz – Quito

On May 3, 1995 at 11:45 PM, Buenos Aires – La Paz – Quito experienced a crash involving Gulfstream GII, operated by American Jet International, with the event recorded near Mt Sincholagua Pichincha.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 7 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Buenos Aires to Quito with an intermediate stop in La Paz, carrying five passengers and two pilots. The descent to Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport was initiated by night and good weather conditions. While descending to the altitude of 16,000 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Sincholagua (4,899 metres high) located about 45 km southeast of Quito. The wreckage was found the following morning and all seven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N409MA, MSN 83, year of manufacture 1970.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -0.3842°, -78.5125°.