American Airlines Flight 965 · Buga

On December 20, 1995, American Airlines Flight 965 (Buga). 159 people died.

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Date
December 20, 1995
Place
Buga
Operator
American Airlines
Killed
159
Injured
4
Position
3.846°N, 76.105°W
Wikidata ID
Q941612

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American Airlines Flight 965 was a regularly scheduled flight from Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Cali, Colombia. On December 20, 1995, the Boeing 757 flying this route crashed into a mountain in Buga, Colombia, around 9:40 pm local time killing 151 of the 155 passengers and all 8 crew members.

The Colombian Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics investigated the accident and determined it was caused by navigational errors by the flight crew.

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