Aerocaribe Flight 7831
| Occurrence summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 July 2000 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Near Chulum Juarez, Mexico |
| Passengers | 17 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 19 (all) |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | British Aerospace Jetstream 32 |
| Operator | Aerocaribe |
| Registration | N912FJ |
| Flight origin | Francisco Sarabia National Airport, Mexico |
| Destination | Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport, Mexico |
Aerocaribe Flight 7831 was a Jetstream 32, registration N912FJ, with 17 passengers and 2 crew on a short haul flight from Terán Airport in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport in Villahermosa, Tabasco both cities in Mexico. On 8 July 2000, as Flight 7831 leave the airport, severe weather in their flight path prompted the captain to ask air traffic control at Tuxtla Gutiérrez for permission to circumvent the severe weather. Air traffic control granted the request and the flight turned to the right, but at 19:50 Flight 7831 struck the ground in a mountainous area. The aircraft burst into flames on impact. Flight 7831 crashed near Chulum Juarez (Chiapas) and all passengers and crew on board died in the site of the accident.
References
- airdisaster.com
- Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
- Ionides, Nicholas. "Aerocaribe Jetstream 32 crash kills 19." Flight International. 10 July 2000.
- (Spanish) "Se estrella avion comercial en Chiapas; hay 19 muertos" (Archive). El Universal. Monday 10 July 2000.