Accident
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 27 APR 1977 |
| Type: | Convair CV-440 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Aviateca |
| Registratie: | TG-ACA |
| Constructienummer: | 143 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1954 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 22 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 28 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | nabij Guatemala City (Guatemala) |
| Fase: | Initiële klim (ICL) |
| Soort vlucht: | Lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | 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. Bronnen:
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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.
