Eastern Air Lines Flight 980

When

1 Jan 1985

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

16.64° S, 67.79° W

Description

1985 aviation accident

Deaths

29

Injured

0

Cause

controlled flight into terrain

1985 aviation accident in Bolivia

Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 was a scheduled international flight from Asunción, Paraguay, to Miami, Florida, United States. On January 1, 1985, while descending towards La Paz, Bolivia, for a scheduled stopover, the Boeing 727 jetliner struck Mount Illimani at an altitude of 19,600 feet (6,000 m), killing all 29 people on board.

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