Status: | |
Date: | Friday 20 September 1974 |
Type: | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Nicaragua |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Lago Xolotlán ( Nicaragua)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Managua-Las Mercedes Airport (MGA/MNMG), Nicaragua |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The C-47 transport plane crashed in a lake shortly after take-off. It carried 5000 pounds relief supplies for victims of Hurricane "Fifi" in the western part of Nicaragua.
Sources:
» La Nación 7 October 1974, p25A
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.