Narrative:
Crashed into an 8000 feet high mountain.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 15 December 1953 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Aviateca |
| Registration: | TG-AQA |
| MSN: | 33589 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Cerro Tecpan ( Guatemala)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport, TX (BRO/KBRO), United States of America |
| Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatemala |
Crashed into an 8000 feet high mountain.
Sources:
» El Siglo de Torreón 17 December 1953, p10Photos
Map
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Distance from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport, TX to Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport as the crow flies is 1441 km (900 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport, TX to Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport as the crow flies is 1441 km (900 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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