Miami – Guatemala City – San Salvador – Managua – San José

On August 9, 1995 at 08:14 PM, Miami – Guatemala City – San Salvador – Managua – San José experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-200, operated by Aviateca, with the event recorded near Mt San Vicente (Chichontepec) San Vicente.

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

65 people were known to be on board, 65 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 58, passenger fatalities: 58, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Guatemala City, the crew was cleared to start the descent to San Salvador-Comalapa Airport but encountered poor visibility due to the night and heavy rain falls. In thunderstorm activity, the crew was cleared to modify his route while descending to the airport. After being cleared to descend to 5,000 feet, the GPWS alarm sounded. The captain applied full power when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located on the Mt San Vicente (Chichontepec Volcano - 2,181 metres high), about 25 km northeast from runway 25 threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 65 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N125GU, MSN 23849, year of manufacture 1987.