Narrative:
A Curtiss C-46 aircraft, operated by Aerolineas Nacionales, departed San José-La Sabana Airport, Costa Rica at 06:21 on a flight to a farm airstrip near Volcán. It was supposed to transport a cargo a meat from Volcán to Curaçao.
The airplane never arrived at Volcán. Instead, it landed at an unknown location in Costa Rica were a cargo of arms was loaded on the plane. It then departed for Nicaragua to support the armed uprising against President Somoza.
The airplane was shot down by a Nicaraguan Air Force P-51 fighter plane and crashed. All aboard were reportedly killed. It is not known if there were additional passengers on board.
Loss of control
» La Nacion - May 31, 1959
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 1 June 1959 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 Commando |
| Operator: | Aerolineas Nacionales |
| Registration: | TI-1022 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | within Nicaragua ( Nicaragua)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | San José-La Sabana Airport, Costa Rica |
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A Curtiss C-46 aircraft, operated by Aerolineas Nacionales, departed San José-La Sabana Airport, Costa Rica at 06:21 on a flight to a farm airstrip near Volcán. It was supposed to transport a cargo a meat from Volcán to Curaçao.
The airplane never arrived at Volcán. Instead, it landed at an unknown location in Costa Rica were a cargo of arms was loaded on the plane. It then departed for Nicaragua to support the armed uprising against President Somoza.
The airplane was shot down by a Nicaraguan Air Force P-51 fighter plane and crashed. All aboard were reportedly killed. It is not known if there were additional passengers on board.
Classification:
Shot down by aircraftLoss of control
Sources:
» Air Combat Information Group» La Nacion - May 31, 1959
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