What the records say
- When
- 24 Aug 2008
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 14.93° N, 89.82° W
- Description
- aviation incident in Guatemala
- Deaths
- 11
- Injured
- 3
2008 Aéreo Ruta Maya crash
Aviation incident in Guatemala
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.
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