ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 F-GTDI Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Tuesday 21 December 1999
Time:09:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC10 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
Operating for:Cubana de Aviación
Leased from:AOM French Airlines
Registration: F-GTDI
MSN: 46890/77
First flight: 1973-02-11 (26 years 11 months)
Total airframe hrs:85760
Cycles:27331
Engines: 3 General Electric CF6-50C
Crew:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 18
Passengers:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 296
Total:Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 314
Ground casualties:Fatalities: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA) (   Guatemala)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV/MUHA), Cuba
Destination airport:Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatemala
Flightnumber:CU1216
Narrative:
The aircraft overran the wet runway 19 on landing, went down a steep slope and crashed into 10 houses past the runway end.
Weather was reported to include a 360deg wind at 8 knots, 6nm visibility and cloud base at 2200 feet agl.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident is the result of an overshoot on a wet runway, with the crew failing to go around, followed by insufficient deceleration.
The overshoot happened after a visual stabilized approach with the use of PAPI."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: BEA France
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: Report f-di991221e
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Runway excursion

Sources:
» FAA
» Juan Carlos Munoz R.
» Norman E. Avila
» Steve Caisse
» Tommy Maurer


Photos

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accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
photo of DC-10-30-F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
photo of DC-10-30-F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
photo of DC-10-30-F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
photo of DC-10-30-F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
photo of DC-10-30-F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
photo of DC-10-30-F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
photo of DC-10-30-F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
photo of DC-10-30-F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Havana-José Martí International Airport to Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport as the crow flies is 1258 km (786 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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