ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145664
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| Date: | Saturday 3 October 1936 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Ford 5-AT-. Tri-Motor |
| Owner/operator: | TACA de Nicaragua |
| Registration: | AN-AA. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Puerto Cabezas -
 Nicaragua
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Cabezas |
| Mina Bonanza |
The cargo plane, loaded with material for the Bonanza Mine, encountered heavy turbulences seconds after take-off and dedicated to return. Pilot and Manager of Nicaraguan Division of TACA Robert Bob Ewalt suffering a "conmoción nerviosa" (shock) "in the efforts to prevent a fatal accident". Co-pilot Schultz and the two passengers were not injured. The landing was successfully. Ewalt died in the hospital hours later.
Sources:
The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
La Prensa (Managua) 6 October 1936, p1 (image 371)
https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP571-6-1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2012 04:47 | TB | Added |
| 09-Jul-2012 11:15 | rbewalt | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2016 16:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2016 13:31 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Dec-2023 08:45 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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