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2008 Aéreo Ruta Maya crash

Aviation incident in Guatemala

Field	Value
image	TG-ARM (6872712558).jpg
caption	A Cessna 208 similar to the accident aircraft
date	24 August 2008
type	Engine failure
occurrence_type	Accident
site	Near Cabañas, Zacapa, 115 km east of Guatemala City
coords
aircraft_type	Cessna Caravan 208
operator	Aéreo Ruta Maya
tail_number	TG-JCS
origin	La Aurora International Airport
destination	El Estor
passengers	12
crew	2
injuries	3
fatalities	11
survivors	3

On August 24, 2008, an Aéreo Ruta Maya Cessna Caravan 208 carrying 10 American aid workers, two Guatemalan aid agency representatives, pilot and copilot en route from La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala City to El Estor, crashed 45 minutes after takeoff. The crash killed all occupants but three aid workers. The aircraft went down in a field 60 miles east of Guatemala City after the pilot reported an engine failure and was attempting an emergency landing. The aid workers were members of Choice Humanitarian, a West Jordan, Utah based humanitarian group on their way to the village of Sepamac.

References

J. Lara, E. Paxtor, G. Palencia. "Mueren 10 en accidente aéreo" (in Spanish) 25 August 2008
Associated Press "5 Americans Die In Guatemala Plane Crash" CBSNews 25 August 2008
"10 killed in Guatemalan plane crash " CNN 25 August 2008
"Americans die in Guatemala crash" BBCNews 25 August 2008
Associated Press "10 Killed in Guatemalan Plane Crash" NEWYorkTimes

References

"Accident Cessna 208 Caravan I TG-JCS, Sunday 24 August 2008".

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