Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | jeudi 15 novembre 1956 |
Type/Sous-type: | Douglas C-54A-10-DC (DC-4) |
Compagnie: | Guest Aerovias Mexico |
Immatriculation: | XA-HEG |
Numéro de série: | 10324 |
Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
Equipage: | victimes: 5 / à bord: 5 |
Passagers: | victimes: 20 / à bord: 20 |
Total: | victimes: 25 / à bord: 25 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Lieu de l'accident: | 13 km (8.1 milles) NNW of Puerto Somoza ( Nicaragua)
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Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
Aéroport de départ: | Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO), Panama |
Aéroport de destination: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatémala |
Détails:The DC-4 was on a flight from Panama City-Tocumen to Mexico City via Guatemala City. Last report was at 14:53 when the flight reported over Managua at 8500 feet. A fire on board probably forced the crew to start an emergency descent. An emergency belly landing was presumably attempted on the flat and sandy part of Salinas Grandes. Excessive speed caused the plane to overshoot this area and crash into trees.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "It was not possible to determine the origin of the fire in the main section of the hydraulic and fuel distribution systems; this determination will depend upon the results of laboratory tests and maintenance reports; when these are in, a reasonable conclusion can be reached regarding the probable cause of fire in flight. This may have been occasioned by a number of causes, for example, breaking of a hydraulic pressure line, short circuits in the electrical wiring or leakage of fuel lines or tanks, etc."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.8, Circular 54-AN/49 (152-155)
Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Panama City-Tocumen International Airport et Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport est de 1351 km (845 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.