AA 965
20 Dec 1995 · Human Error (Crew)AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 965
Boeing 757-200 · American Airlines · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Navigation error led to controlled flight into terrain
FMS navigation
Terrain awareness
Descent management
Aircraft
Boeing 757-200
American Airlines
Route
Miami (MIA), USA
→ Cali (CLO), Colombia
People
163 on board
159 fatalities
Date
20 Dec 1995
Flight crew
Captain: Nicholas Tafuri
Category
Human Error (Crew)
When decisions in the cockpit seal the outcome.
THE STORY
Confused flight-computer inputs steered the 757 toward mountains. The crew forgot the speedbrakes were out and hit Mt. El Deluvio in the descent.