- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | May 11, 1971 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Operator: | Aviateca |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Guatemala City - Tikal |
AC Type: | Curtiss C-46A-55-CK |
Registration: | TG-ACA-A |
cn / ln: | 121 |
Aboard: | 35 (passengers:32 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:2 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Shortly after takeoff from Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport, while climbing, the crew declared an emergency after an engine failed. The captain elected to return but the airplane lost height and crashed in a hilly terrain located 24 km south of the capital city. |
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