ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-5-DL (DC-3) NC88876 Tilaran
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Date:Tuesday 17 December 1946
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-5-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Winged Cargo Inc.
Registration: NC88876
MSN: 9249
First flight: 1943
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Tilaran (   Costa Rica)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Kingston Airport (KIN/MKJP), Jamaica
Destination airport:San José (unknown airport), Costa Rica
Narrative:
Missing on a flight to San José. The wreckage was found on November 29, 1947.

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