Last updated: 5 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 28 February 1980 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 31 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 65 km (40.6 mls) from Poptun ( Guatemala)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatemala |
| Poptun Airport (PON/MGPP), Guatemala |
Crashed in a mountainous area. The airplane carried army officers with family members on an excursion to Poptun.
Sources:
» The Telegraph-Herald - Feb 29, 1980» Aviation Letter 164
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport to Poptun Airport as the crow flies is 226 km (141 miles).
Distance from Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport to Poptun Airport as the crow flies is 226 km (141 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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