Accident Curtiss C-46 Commando CC-CAN,
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Date:Tuesday 29 December 1964
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Owner/operator:Lineas Aéreas Sud Americana - LASA
Registration: CC-CAN
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Turrialba -   Costa Rica
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT)
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

Images:


photo (c) Roberto Espinoza; Near Turrialba Volcano; 26 May 2002


photo (c) Roberto Espinoza; Near Turrialba Volcano; 26 May 2002


photo (c) Roberto Espinoza; Near Turrialba Volcano; 26 May 2002


photo (c) Roberto Espinoza; Near Turrialba Volcano; 26 May 2002

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