Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 21 January 1984
Aircraft Type: IAI Arava 201
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Guatemalteca
Registration Number: 856
Location: near Chuarrancho –
ÿ Guatemala
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
Arava transport plane crashed during a supply flight to the Peten Province, Guatemala, approximately ten minutes after takeoff from the Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport. The incident occurred about 25 kilometers north of the airport.Arava transport plane crashed during a supply flight to the Peten Province, Guatemala, approximately ten minutes after takeoff from the Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport. The incident occurred about 25 kilometers north of the airport.
Description
The Arava transport plane crashed while on a supply flight to the Peten Province, Guatemala. It crashed about ten minutes after takeoff, 25 km north of the Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dyg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=CeEIAAAAIBAJ&dq=arava&pg=5236%2C2532816, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=klweAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sscEAAAAIBAJ&dq=arava&pg=1437%2C4323568, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c64oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YtEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5468%2C3580842https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dyg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=CeEIAAAAIBAJ&dq=arava&pg=5236%2C2532816, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=klweAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sscEAAAAIBAJ&dq=arava&pg=1437%2C4323568, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c64oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YtEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5468%2C3580842Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during takeoff.Mechanical failure during takeoff.Share on:
