ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162359
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| Date: | Saturday 1 September 1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 500MD |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Clara -
 Nicaragua
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aguacate, Honduras |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on a mission to Honduras under unknown circumstances. Two U.S. citizen are accounted for to have died in the crash. Nicaraguan pilot. Reported shot down by AAA, while attacked a Sandinist Army camp.
Sources:
http://www.thereaganfiles.com/840904.pdf
http://www.skywar.ru/contras.html
El Informador 23 September 1984, p3A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2013 12:54 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Mar-2017 08:01 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2017 09:08 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2017 11:34 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-May-2018 14:44 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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