On August 24, 2008, an Aéreo Ruta Maya Cessna Caravan 208

Cessna 208

The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single turboprop engine, fixed-gear short-haul regional airliner and utility aircraft built in the United States by Cessna. The airplane typically seats nine passengers, with a single person crew, although with a FAR Part 23 waiver, it can seat up to fourteen passengers...

 carrying 10 American

United States

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 aid workers, two Guatemala

Guatemala

Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...

n aid agency representatives, pilot and copilot en route from La Aurora International Airport

La Aurora International Airport

La Aurora International Airport serves Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is located south of Guatemala City's center and from Antigua. It is administered by the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil....

, Guatemala City

Guatemala City

Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...

 to El Estor

El Estor

El Estor is a municipality in the Izabal department of Guatemala.Before roads and railroads, Lake Izabal was the link between Alta Verapaz and the rest of the world. What is now known as "El Estor" was the landing and trading post for cargo and travelers to frontier towns such as Cobán...

, crashed 45 minutes after take off. The crash killed all occupants but three aid workers. The source of the crash was engine failure, as was called in by the pilot, who attempted to make an emergency landing according to the Guatemalan civil aviation director Jose Carlos. The aid workers were members of Choice Humanitarian, a West Jordan, Utah

West Jordan, Utah

West Jordan is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. West Jordan is a rapidly growing suburb of Salt Lake City and has a mixed economy. According to the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 103,712, placing it as the fourth most populated in the state. The city occupies the...

 based humanitarian group on their way to the village of Sepamac.

Injured

• April Marie Jensen and daughter Sarah Jensen (19).
• Dan Lilljenquist (president and chief operating officer of Focus Services of Roy, Utah
  Roy, Utah
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 36,884 people, 10,689 households, and 8,604 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,853 people per square mile . There were 11,053 housing units at an average density of 1,455.3 per square mile...
  
   a company that handles customer service calls for other companies).

Deceased

• Pilot Monica Bonilla and co-pilot Fernando Estrada.
• Guatemalan CHOICE Humanitarian representatives; Javier Rabanales and Walfred de Rabanales.
• Liz Johnson, (wife of CHOICE Humanitarian Chief Executive, Chris Johnson).
• Roger Jensen (48), maintenance manager of Smyth Companies and son, Zachary, (from Amery, Wisconsin
  Amery, Wisconsin
  Amery is a city in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Apple River. The population was 2,845 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Amery is located at ....
  
  ).
• Four employees of Focus Services company, two from Utah and two from another call center in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
  • Cody Odekirk.
  • John Carter.
  • Jeff Reppe.
  • Lydia Silvia.

External links

• Aéreo Ruta Maya S.A. (official site)