![Air Disasters on Twitter: "#OTD in 2005, West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes in Machiques, Venezuela. Pilot error. Killing all 160. https://t.co/WPA3txCqqU" / Twitter Air Disasters on Twitter: "#OTD in 2005, West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes in Machiques, Venezuela. Pilot error. Killing all 160. https://t.co/WPA3txCqqU" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cp-x-4PWYAAd6Qf.jpg)
Air Disasters on Twitter: "#OTD in 2005, West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes in Machiques, Venezuela. Pilot error. Killing all 160. https://t.co/WPA3txCqqU" / Twitter
![The wreckage of the West Caribbean Airways MD-82 aircraft is seen at the crash site in Machiques, about 100 miles (161 km) southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 17, 2005. Investigators sifted for The wreckage of the West Caribbean Airways MD-82 aircraft is seen at the crash site in Machiques, about 100 miles (161 km) southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 17, 2005. Investigators sifted for](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E7379C/the-wreckage-of-the-west-caribbean-airways-md-82-aircraft-is-seen-at-the-crash-site-in-machiques-about-100-miles-161-km-southwest-of-maracaibo-venezuela-august-17-2005-investigators-sifted-for-bodies-and-clues-in-the-scattered-remains-of-the-aircraft-on-wednesday-as-france-sent-specialists-to-help-identify-victims-of-the-crash-that-killed-all-160-aboard-reutersjorge-silva-jski-2E7379C.jpg)
The wreckage of the West Caribbean Airways MD-82 aircraft is seen at the crash site in Machiques, about 100 miles (161 km) southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 17, 2005. Investigators sifted for
Plane crash reports - West Caribbean Airways flight 708: Pilot error August 16th, 2005, Tocumen Airport (Panama), 00:00am. Two hours behind schedule, passengers of West Caribbean Airways flight 708 start to board
![Rescue workers search the wreckage of the West Caribbean Airways MD-82 aircraft in Machiques, about 100 miles (161 km) southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 17, 2005. Investigators sifted for bodies and clues Rescue workers search the wreckage of the West Caribbean Airways MD-82 aircraft in Machiques, about 100 miles (161 km) southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 17, 2005. Investigators sifted for bodies and clues](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1CY4J/rescue-workers-search-the-wreckage-of-the-west-caribbean-airways-md-82-aircraft-in-machiques-about-100-miles-161-km-southwest-of-maracaibo-venezuela-august-17-2005-investigators-sifted-for-bodies-and-clues-in-the-scattered-remains-of-west-caribbean-airways-flight-708-on-wednesday-as-france-sent-specialists-to-identify-victims-of-the-crash-that-killed-all-160-aboard-reutersjorge-silva-jsmk-2D1CY4J.jpg)
Rescue workers search the wreckage of the West Caribbean Airways MD-82 aircraft in Machiques, about 100 miles (161 km) southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 17, 2005. Investigators sifted for bodies and clues
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Category:Mémorial des victimes de la catastrophe aérienne du Vol 708 West Caribbean (Père-Lachaise, division 77) - Wikimedia Commons
![The tail of the West Caribbean Airways MD-82 aircraft is seen at the crash site in Machiques, about 100 miles (161 km) southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 17, 2005. Investigators sifted for The tail of the West Caribbean Airways MD-82 aircraft is seen at the crash site in Machiques, about 100 miles (161 km) southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 17, 2005. Investigators sifted for](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D2RP4Y/the-tail-of-the-west-caribbean-airways-md-82-aircraft-is-seen-at-the-crash-site-in-machiques-about-100-miles-161-km-southwest-of-maracaibo-venezuela-august-17-2005-investigators-sifted-for-bodies-and-clues-in-the-scattered-remains-of-the-aircraft-on-wednesday-as-france-sent-specialists-to-help-identify-victims-of-the-crash-that-killed-all-160-aboard-reutersjorge-silva-jski-2D2RP4Y.jpg)
The tail of the West Caribbean Airways MD-82 aircraft is seen at the crash site in Machiques, about 100 miles (161 km) southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 17, 2005. Investigators sifted for
![Rescue workers search the wreckage of the West Caribbean Airways MD-82 aircraft in Machiques, about 100 miles (161 km) southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 17, 2005. Investigators sifted for bodies and clues Rescue workers search the wreckage of the West Caribbean Airways MD-82 aircraft in Machiques, about 100 miles (161 km) southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela, August 17, 2005. Investigators sifted for bodies and clues](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1XE5X/rescue-workers-search-the-wreckage-of-the-west-caribbean-airways-md-82-aircraft-in-machiques-about-100-miles-161-km-southwest-of-maracaibo-venezuela-august-17-2005-investigators-sifted-for-bodies-and-clues-in-the-scattered-remains-of-west-caribbean-airways-flight-708-on-wednesday-as-france-sent-specialists-to-identify-victims-of-the-crash-that-killed-all-160-aboard-reutersjorge-silva-jsmk-2D1XE5X.jpg)