Boeing 737-200 crash, Aug 30, 2008 (3 killed), Toacaso
Boeing 737-200 accident on August 30, 2008 near Toacaso, Cotopaxi, Ecuador with 3 fatalities. Cause: The crew did not follow the published procedure...
- Date: August 30, 2008
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Toacaso, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew did not follow the published procedure for the initial turn of the Latacunga approach, which took the aircraft outside the protected area into high terrain. Contributing factors were the crew's unfamiliarity with the area and the airline's lack of procedures for non-scheduled airports.
A Boeing 737 delivery flight from Caracas to Latacunga, Ecuador, crashed into the Iliniza Volcano during an instrument approach. The GPWS sounded for 22 seconds before impact. The aircraft disintegrated and all three crew were killed.