ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 TG-JAK El Zapotal, Cobán, Alta Verapaz
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Date:Friday 16 February 1996
Time:06:56
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Operator:AVCOM - Aviones Comerciales De Guatemala
Registration: TG-JAK
MSN: 714
First flight: 1980
Total airframe hrs:5644
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:El Zapotal, Cobán, Alta Verapaz (   Guatemala)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatemala
Destination airport:Cancábal, Guatemala
Narrative:
The Twin Otter departed Guatemala City at 06:30 on a ferry flight to Cancábal. On approach, the captain descended into the clouds below MDA. The airplane contacted trees and crashed.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground

Sources:
» DGAC Guatemala


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