| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | lunes 3 octubre 1983 |
| Hora: | ca 09:00 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operador: | Unknown |
| Registración: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Rio Blanco, Matagalpa ( Nicaragua)
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| Fase: | Maniobras (MNV) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | El Aguacate Airport (MHGE), Honduras |
| El Aguacate Airport (MHGE), Honduras |
A U.S.-registered Douglas C-47 transport plane was engaged in a military operation to supply a right-wing rebel group that was fighting Nicaragua's revolutionary Sandinista government. The aircraft flew at a low altitude in the area of Wanawás to drop supplies. While manoeuvering in the area, a soldier of the Sandinista Popular Army fired a portable Strela-2M missile (also known as SA-7). The missile hit the left hand engine but did not explode. The cabin filled with smoke, forcing the pilot to carry out a forced landing. The crew initially survived but the co-pilot died of his injuries on 26 October 1983.
Fuentes:
» La Nación 9 November 1983, p2» skywar.ru
» The Indianapolis News (October 5, 1983)
» La trampa de Wanawás (magazine.com.ni, 9 July 2017)
» El Siglo de Torreon 6 October 1983, p8
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