Originally Posted by
diffident
Can anyone enlighten me on the 737-200 that was leased from Britannia to Copa, that went down in the Amazon in the early 90's? It was featured on a BBC documentary at the time which I have on video tape, but was never able to identify the 737-200 involved?
It was G-BGYL, new to Britannia in 1980, so one of their newer ones, sold in April 1992 to COPA of Panama as HP1205, lost just 6 weeks later on 7 June 1992, in climbing out from Panama City, not the Amazon.
ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-204 Advanced HP-1205CMP Tucutí (aviation-safety.net)
Control differences between Copa's established 737 fleet and the new acquisition were one of the issues identified.