Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Nov 1, 1996 (14 killed)
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on November 1, 1996 near Flores-Mundo Maya (Santa Elena), Petén, Guatemala with 14 fatalities. Cause: Controlled...
- Date: November 1, 1996
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Flores-Mundo Maya (Santa Elena), Petén, Guatemala
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during the approach in poor weather. The official investigation finding was not found in the sources reviewed.
An Embraer Bandeirante operated by TAP Guatemalteca on a scheduled flight from Guatemala City to Flores struck a mountain slope about 8 km from the runway while descending in poor weather. All 14 occupants were killed. Database sources disagree on the death toll, with one listing 16.