Guatemala City - El Estor

On August 24, 2008 at 09:41 AM, Guatemala City - El Estor experienced a crash involving Cessna 208A Caravan, operated by Aéreo Ruta Maya, with the event recorded near Cabañas Zacapa.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 78.6%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The single engine aircraft departed Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport at 0923LT on a flight to El Estor with 12 passengers and two pilots on board. About 18 minutes into the flight, the crew encountered engine problems. The captain contacted ATC and declared an emergency. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. Three passengers were seriously injured while 11 other occupants including both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration TG-JCS, MSN 208-0327, year of manufacture 2001.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 14.8886°, -89.7768°.