Boeing 727-200 crash, Jan 1, 1985 (29 killed), Mt Nevado...
Boeing 727-200 accident on January 1, 1985 near Mt Nevado Illimani, La Paz, Bolivia with 29 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the...
- Date: January 1, 1985
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Mt Nevado Illimani, La Paz, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 29
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the aircraft veered significantly off its intended approach course.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 980, a Boeing 727-225 (N819EA), descended toward La Paz and struck Mount Illimani in Bolivia after deviating from its approach course. All 29 people on board were killed.