AIRES Flight 8250
AIRES Flight 8250 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that on 16 August 2010 crashed on landing at night in poor weather on the Colombian island of San Andrés, killing two of the 131 people on board. The aircraft, an AIRES-operated Boeing 737-700, was arriving from the Colombian capital Bogotá when it heavily touched down short of the runway, breaking up in three sections.
HK-4682, the aircraft involved, seen at Bogotá Airport. five months before the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 August 2010 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain at night due to bad weather |
| Site | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport, San Andrés, Colombia 12°34′45″N 81°43′10″W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-700 |
| Operator | AIRES |
| ICAO flight No. | ARE8250 |
| Call sign | AIRES 8250 |
| Registration | HK-4682 |
| Flight origin | El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia |
| Destination | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport, San Andrés, Colombia |
| Occupants | 131 |
| Passengers | 125 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Injuries | 129 |
| Survivors | 129 |
The official investigation concluded that the crash was caused by the misjudgment by the crew of the aircraft's altitude during the last phase of the approach.
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