Accident Douglas DC-3 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329813
 

Date:Thursday 3 October 1974
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas DC-3
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:14 km N of Guatemala City -   Guatemala
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed in mountains near "aldea Las Nubes" shortly after take-off while trying an emergency landing. The aircraft operated on a relief supply flight for victims of Hurricane Fifi-Orlene. Two guatemalan industrials, Afonso Bosch and Dionisio Gutiérrez of Corporación Multi Inversiones (CMI), died.

Sources:

La Nación 5 October 1974, p32A

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