IAI Arava 201 crash, Sep 16, 1998, Escuintla
IAI Arava 201 accident on September 16, 1998 near Escuintla, Chiapas, Mexico with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined; the sources describe a landing...
- Date: September 16, 1998
- Aircraft: IAI Arava 201
- Location: Escuintla, Chiapas, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined; the sources describe a landing on the motorway followed by a collision with an obstacle.
A Mexican Air Force IAI Arava on a special supply flight to a remote coastal area of Chiapas struck an obstacle with its right wing after landing on the Tonala-Tapachula motorway. The aircraft cartwheeled and came to rest, and it was destroyed. Sources differ on whether the three crew were hurt.