Accident Ford 5-AT-. Tri-Motor AN-AA.,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342127
 

Date:Tuesday 20 February 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic TRIM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Ford 5-AT-. Tri-Motor
Owner/operator:TACA de Nicaragua
Registration: AN-AA.
MSN: 5-AT-...
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Prinzapolka -   Nicaragua
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Alamicamba Airport (MNAL)
Destination airport:Siuna Airport (SIU/MNSI)
Narrative:
Forced landing after one engine caught fire. Both pilots were injured.

Sources:

The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
La Noticia (Managua) 21 February 1940, p1 https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP571-3-6

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