The aircraft was a 12-year-old twin-engined Boeing 737-200 Advanced, registration HP-1205CMP, piloted by Captain Rafael Carlos Chial, 53, and First Officer Cesareo Tejada.
O aparello era un Boeing 737-200 Advanced de 12 anos, con rexistro HP-1205CMP, pilotado polo capitán Rafael Carlos Chial, de 53 anos, e o primeiro oficial Cesareo Tejada.