Retalhuleu – Cuilco

On July 26, 2005 at 09:40 AM, Retalhuleu – Cuilco experienced a crash involving Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by Aéreo Ruta Maya, with the event recorded near Hierba Buena San Marcos.

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed Retalhuleu on a special flight to Cuilco. En route, while proceeding to a mosquito control mission, the single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances on Mt Pinopa. Both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TG-APG, MSN 208B-1087, year of manufacture 2004.