Aerocaribe Flight 7831
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Aerocaribe Flight 7831 was a British Aerospace Jetstream 32, registration N912FJ, with 17 passengers and 2 crew on a short haul flight from Tuxtla Gutiérrez
to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport
in Mexico
. On 8 July 2000, as Flight 7831 neared the airport, severe weather in their flight path prompted the captain to ask air traffic control at Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport
for permission to go around the severe weather. Air traffic control granted the request and the flight turned to the left, 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, Mexico
and all 19 passengers and crew on board died in the accident.
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is considered to be the state’s most modern city, with most of its public buildings dating from the 20th century. One exception to this is the San Marcos Cathedral which began as a Dominican parish church built in...
to Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport
Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport
Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport or Villahermosa International Airport is an international airport located at Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Villahermosa....
in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. On 8 July 2000, as Flight 7831 neared the airport, severe weather in their flight path prompted the captain to ask air traffic control at Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport
Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport
Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport or Villahermosa International Airport is an international airport located at Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Villahermosa....
for permission to go around the severe weather. Air traffic control granted the request and the flight turned to the left, 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, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and all 19 passengers and crew on board died in the accident.