ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329821
| Date: | Friday 20 September 1974 |
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| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Nicaragua |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lago Xolotlán -
 Nicaragua
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Managua-Las Mercedes Airport (MGA/MNMG) |
The C-47 transport plane crashed in a lake shortly after take-off. It carried 5000 pounds relief supplies for victims of Hurricane "Fifi" in the western part of Nicaragua.
Sources:
La Nación 7 October 1974, p25A
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