Cessna 208 accident near Zacapa, GT
On August 24, 2008, a Cessna 208 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Zacapa, GT. 11 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 24, 2008
- Place
- Zacapa, GT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 11 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 14.938°N, 89.812°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080914X01453
NTSB summary
On August 24, 2008, about 1545 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 208, Guatemalan registry TG-JCS, was destroyed during a forced landing, following a loss of engine power while in cruise flight near Zacapa, Guatemala. The two Guatemalan certificated flight crew members, and nine passengers were killed. Three passengers were seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed La Aurora International Airport (MGGT), Guatemala City, Guatemala, destined for El Estor, Izabal, Guatemala. The airplane was operated by Aero Ruta Maya, and based at MGGT. The airplane experienced a loss of engine power about 15 minutes after takeoff, and crashed during a forced landing attempt to a field. A postcrash fire consumed a majority of the airplane. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC). Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: DGAC Aeropuerto International La Aurora Zona 13, Guatemala, C.A. 01013 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Guatemala.
From Wikipedia
On August 24, 2008, an Aéreo Ruta Maya Cessna Caravan 208 carrying 10 American aid workers, two Guatemalan aid agency representatives, pilot and copilot en route from La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala City to El Estor, crashed 45 minutes after takeoff. The crash killed all occupants but three aid workers. The aircraft went down in a field 60 miles east of Guatemala City after the pilot reported an engine failure and was attempting an emergency landing. The aid workers were members of Choice Humanitarian, a West Jordan, Utah based humanitarian group on their way to the village of Sepamac.
Text from Wikipedia, “2008 Aéreo Ruta Maya crash”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
