[1][2][3] The aircraft involved was a Dutch built Fokker F28-Mk1000 twin-engine short range jet airliner manufactured in 1975.

In conditions of very poor visibility the flight began the descent too early leading to impact with a hill side approximately 10 miles north of the airport.

[6] The official report states controlled flight into terrain due to "complacency" and "the lack of effective communication" between the crew as the most probable primary cause of the accident.

A contributing factor could have been the death of the co-pilot's father four days before the accident flight, possibly distracting him.

The investigators also found the crew's work environment to be unsatisfactory due to constant management changes and lack of wages and bonuses paid.