Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 26 JUL 1978 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator: | Aviateca |
| Registration: | TG-ATA |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Flores (Guatemala) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Flores-Santa Elena Airport (FRS/MGFL), Guatemala |
| ? |
Birdstrike on take-off forced the crew to make a forced landing at the end of the runway. The aircraft ended up in a swamp.
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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.
