ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324517
| Date: | Friday 16 February 1996 |
| Time: | 06:56 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | AVCOM - Aviones Comerciales De Guatemala |
| Registration: | TG-JAK |
| MSN: | 714 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5644 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Zapotal, Cobán, Alta Verapaz -
 Guatemala
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT) |
| Cancábal |
The Twin Otter departed Guatemala City at 06:30 on a ferry flight to Cancábal. On approach, the captain descended into the clouds below MDA. The airplane contacted trees and crashed.
Sources:
DGAC Guatemala
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