Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant crash, Jul 23, 1998 (4 killed)
Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant accident on July 23, 1998 near Orizaba Peak, Puebla, Mexico with 4 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after...
- Date: July 23, 1998
- Aircraft: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant
- Location: Orizaba Peak, Puebla, Mexico
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew flew below the minimum safe altitude for the Orizaba Peak area.
A Mexican Air Force Short Skyvan on a liaison flight from Mexico City to Tuxtla Gutierrez struck the slope of Orizaba Peak while cruising at 18,200 feet on airway V22. All four occupants were killed. The airway minimum altitude near the peak is 21,000 feet, and mist may have obscured the mountain.