Incident Curtiss C-46F-1-CU HP-317,
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Date:Wednesday 2 December 1964
Time:c. 10:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46F-1-CU
Owner/operator:SICASA
Registration: HP-317
MSN: 22478
Year of manufacture:1945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Rio Sucio, Sarapiquí -   Costa Rica
Phase: Landing
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:Panama (07:00)
Destination airport:Tocumen
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crash-landed on muddy airstrip in jungle in Puerto Limón area. 13.000 pound cargo of wiskey and cigarettes. No titles. Repaired and crashed as HK-2716 with Aeronorte 12.11.1991.

Sources:

La Nacion 3 December 1964, p1+16+18

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
31 August 1952 N1688M The Unit Export Company Inc 0 4,7 mi N of Prescott Airport, AZ min
11 December 1991 HK-2716 Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas 8 ca 20 km N of Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG) w/o
CFIT

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Dec-2016 19:49 TB Added
05-Mar-2017 18:28 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative]

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