ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194170
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| Date: | Thursday 8 September 1983 |
| Time: | 05:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 404 |
| Owner/operator: | Alianca Revolucionaria Democrática (ARDE) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Managua Airport -
 Nicaragua
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Honduras |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"Cessna bi-motor" antisandinista bombed Managua Airport. Shot down by AAA and crashed (suicidal ?) into airport tower and building. Crew Agustín Román Maradiaga and Sebastián Muller (Miskito Indian)**. ARDE also ex (defected) Nicaraguan Air Force Cessna 337D*** and North American T-28 used* in such operations (9 September 1983 Corinto)*****.
****an unidentified Cessna 404 Titan (CIA/Summit Aviation ?), opf. the "Contras" crashed while two airplane bombing Managua Airport during civil war during 1982; up to three Cessnas involved in such operations.
Sources:
El Tiempo 9 September 1983, p10A**/24 September 1983, p10A*
Scramble***
http://www.drugwar.com/cv7.shtm**** (dead link)
La Nación 9 September 1983, p1+20A**/10 September 1983, p1+20A*****
http://www.skywar.ru/contras.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2017 21:16 | TB | Added |
| 13-Mar-2017 22:16 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2017 08:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2017 19:40 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2017 19:01 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2017 06:04 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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