BAe Jetstream 31 crash, Jul 8, 2000 (19 killed), Chulum J...
BAe Jetstream 31 accident on July 8, 2000 near Chulum Juárez, Chiapas, Mexico with 19 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The crew lost...
- Date: July 8, 2000
- Aircraft: BAe Jetstream 31
- Location: Chulum Juárez, Chiapas, Mexico
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The crew lost situational awareness after weather-related deviations, persisted with instrument flight in bad weather, showed poor crew resource management and did not verify minimum safe altitudes.
A scheduled Aerocaribe flight from Tuxtla Gutierrez to Villahermosa deviated from its airway to avoid severe weather and, while descending in cloud, struck a mountain near Chulum Juarez. The aircraft broke up on impact and all 19 aboard were killed. The investigation cited continued instrument flight in visual conditions, deviations and weak crew coordination.