Incident Cessna O-2 Skymaster 608,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146703
 
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Date:Friday 16 March 2012
Time:15:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic C337 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna O-2 Skymaster
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña
Registration: 608
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ilopango Lake -   El Salvador
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:MSSS
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Airplane crash landed on Ilopango Lake, pilots survived with minor injuries and were rescued by local fishermen.
The plane sank, one military diver perished a few days after while searching for the aircraft.

Sources:

http://www.elsalvador.com/mwedh/nota/nota_completa.asp?idCat=47859&idArt=6738431
https://www.laprensagrafica.com/el-salvador/lodeldia/254106-aeronave-del-ejercito-cae-en-lago-de-ilopango.html
http://www.infodefensa.com/?noticia=un-avion-cessna-o-2a-de-la-fuerza-aerea-salvadorena-se-accidenta-en-un-lago-sin-victimas-mortales

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Jul-2012 00:23 Tropicalviking Added
13-Jul-2012 01:15 Tropicalviking Updated [Source]
29-Sep-2017 07:55 TB Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]

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