ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46 Commando CC-CAN Turrialba
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Status:
Date:Tuesday 29 December 1964
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:Lineas Aéreas Sud Americana - LASA
Registration: CC-CAN
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Turrialba (   Costa Rica)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatemala
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Crashed on the slopes of the Turrialba volcano about midnight 28-29 December.
The plane was on a flight to Panama.

Sources:
» El Siglo de Torreón 31 December 1964, p12


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accident date: 29-12-1964
type: Curtiss C-46
registration: CC-CAN
photo of Curtiss-C-46-CC-CAN
accident date: 29-12-1964
type: Curtiss C-46
registration: CC-CAN
photo of Curtiss-C-46-CC-CAN
accident date: 29-12-1964
type: Curtiss C-46
registration: CC-CAN
photo of Curtiss-C-46-CC-CAN
accident date: 29-12-1964
type: Curtiss C-46
registration: CC-CAN
 
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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