ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330933
| Date: | Friday 4 December 1970 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Nicaragua |
| Registration: | 411 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1 km from Turrialba Volcano -
 Costa Rica
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Managua-Las Mercedes Airport (MGA/MNMG) |
| Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Douglas C-47 transport plane, operated by the Nicaragua Air Force, flew into a mountainside surrounding the Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica. All six on board, three crew and three civilian passengers, were killed.
There was a storm in the area with heavy rainfall at the time of the accident.
Sources:
La Nacion 4-12-1970
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