Aerocaribe Flight 7831

Aerocaribe Flight 7831 was a British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP, registration N912FJ, with 17 passengers and 2 crew on a intra-Mexican short haul flight from Terán Airport in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, to Villahermosa International Airport in Villahermosa, Tabasco. On 8 July 2000, Flight 7831 departed Téran at approximately 19:30. Subsequently, it encountered severe weather, which the captain requested permission from air traffic control (ATC) at Tuxtla Gutiérrez to fly around.

Aerocaribe Flight 7831

An Aerocaribe Jetstream 32EP similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date	8 July 2000
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain
Site	Near Chulum Juarez, Mexico 17°24′0″N 92°28′59″W
Aircraft
Aircraft type	British Aerospace Jetstream
Operator	Aerocaribe
Registration	N912FJ
Flight origin	Francisco Sarabia National Airport, Mexico
Destination	Villahermosa International Airport, Mexico
Occupants	19
Passengers	17
Crew	2
Fatalities	19
Survivors	0

ATC granted the request, and the flight turned to the right, but at 19:50 Flight 7831 crashed in a mountainous area while descending, bursting into flames on impact near Chulum Juarez, Chiapas. All 19 passengers and crew on board died.^[1][2]

See also

• 2000 East Coast Aviation Services British Aerospace Jetstream crash