ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47 (DC-3) 411 Turrialba Volcano
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Friday 4 December 1970
Time:14:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Operator:Fuerza Aérea Nicaragua
Registration: 411
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:1 km (0.6 mls) from Turrialba Volcano (   Costa Rica)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Managua-Las Mercedes Airport (MGA/MNMG), Nicaragua
Destination airport:Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO), Panama
Narrative:
A Douglas C-47 transport plane, operated by the Nicaragua Air Force, flew into a mountainside surrounding the Turrialba Volcano in Costa Rica. All six on board, three crew and three civilian passengers, were killed.
There was a storm in the area with heavy rainfall at the time of the accident.

Sources:
» La Nacion 4-12-1970


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Distance from Managua-Las Mercedes Airport to Panama City-Tocumen International Airport as the crow flies is 812 km (507 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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