Fairchild F27 crash, May 10, 1990 (24 killed), Tuxtla Gut...
Fairchild F27 accident on May 10, 1990 near Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico with 24 fatalities. Cause: Loss of lift after airspeed decayed below the...
- Date: May 10, 1990
- Aircraft: Fairchild F27
- Location: Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of lift after airspeed decayed below the minimum during a go-around, with poor crew coordination and lack of crew experience on the type.
Aviacsa Flight 100, a Fairchild F-27 registered F-GHXA, was on a scheduled passenger flight from Tapachula when it crashed while approaching Tuxtla Gutierrez on 10 May 1990. The crew started a go-around during final approach, lost airspeed and struck trees about 3,200 metres short of the threshold. Twenty-four of the 40 occupants were killed and the aircraft was written off.