Accident
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 27 ABR 1977 |
| Tipo: | Convair CV-440 |
| Operador: | Aviateca |
| Registración: | TG-ACA |
| Numéro de série: | 143 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1954 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 28 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Guatemala City (Guatemala) |
| Fase: | Ascenso Inicial (ICL) |
| Naturaleza: | Pasajeros Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatemala |
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No.1 engine failure due to oil exhaustion. The prop couldn't be feathered and the aircraft made an emergency landing in rough terrain.
PROBABLE CAUSE: No. 1 engine cylinders and oil-high pressure hose not correctly reconnected after maintenance. Fuentes:
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TI-ACA was sold to Aviateca as TG-ACA in February 1976.
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.
