Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 28 DEC 1974 |
| Type: | Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar |
| Operator: | E. Ortiz |
| Registration: | TG-HTM |
| C/n / msn: | 18-2582 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tikal-El Petén Airport (TKM) (Guatemala) |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tikal-El Petén Airport (TKM), Guatemala |
| Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatemala |
Crashed immediately after takeoff. The airplane carried 21 American tourists back to Guatemala City.
Sources:
Photos
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.
languages:
Guatemala
Share
Lockheed 18
Guatemala- 3rd worst accident (at the time)
- 6th worst accident (currently)