Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 30 SEP 1977 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-25-DK |
| Operator: | Aviateca |
| Registration: | TG-AKA |
| C/n / msn: | 13327 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Flores-Santa Elena Airport (FRS) (Guatemala)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Flores-Santa Elena Airport (FRS/MGFL), Guatemala |
Touchdown on Flores Peten's gravel runway was hard, causing the left tire to burst. The DC-3 went off the runway and the left gear dropped into a hole. Power on no. 2 engine was applied, the tail raised and the propeller separated when striking the ground.
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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.
