Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
Status:
Date:08 MAY 1964
Type:Douglas C-54A-1-DC
Operator:Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA
Registration: TC-46
C/n / msn: 10271
First flight: 1943
Crew:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Cerro El Gaital (Panama) show on map
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Managua Airport (MGA/MNMG), Nicaragua
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Flew into the side of the Cerro El Gaital.

Sources:
» Raczynski, Esteban (2006) DC-4 - Los Clásicos en los Cielos del Cono Sur
» La Aventura de Volar / Brig.My. Rubén O. Palazzi, Biblioteca Nacional de Aeronáutica - 2003
» Aeromilitaria

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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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