Narrative:
Crashed while en route to a mine, with a cargo of meat. Wreckage found in the jungle October 3, 1937. Pilot Lynn Shepard.
» La Nación (Santiago) 5 October 1937, p11
» La Noticia (Managua) 5 October 1937, p23
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 28 September 1937 |
| Type: |  Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor |
| Operator: | TACA Guatemala |
| Registration: | LG-AAE |
| MSN: | 5-AT-028 |
| First flight: | 1929-02-26 (8 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 40 km (25 mls) SW of Puerto Cabezas ( Nicaragua)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Crashed while en route to a mine, with a cargo of meat. Wreckage found in the jungle October 3, 1937. Pilot Lynn Shepard.
Sources:
» The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins» La Nación (Santiago) 5 October 1937, p11
» La Noticia (Managua) 5 October 1937, p23
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