Date: | Monday 3 October 1983 |
Time: | 09:00 |
Type: | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | Unknown |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | near Rio Blanco, Matagalpa -
Nicaragua
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | El Aguacate Airport (MHGE) |
Destination airport: | El Aguacate Airport (MHGE) |
Narrative:A U.S.-registered Douglas C-47 transport plane was engaged in a military operation to supply a right-wing rebel group that was fighting Nicaragua's revolutionary Sandinista government. The aircraft flew at a low altitude in the area of Wanawás to drop supplies. While manoeuvering in the area, a soldier of the Sandinista Popular Army fired a portable Strela-2M missile (also known as SA-7). The missile hit the left hand engine but did not explode. The cabin filled with smoke, forcing the pilot to carry out a forced landing. The crew initially survived but the co-pilot died of his injuries on 26 October 1983.
Sources:
La Nación 9 November 1983, p2
skywar.ru The Indianapolis News (October 5, 1983) La trampa de Wanawás (magazine.com.ni, 9 July 2017) El Siglo de Torreon 6 October 1983, p8
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