Estado: | |
Fecha: | jueves 28 febrero 1980 |
Tipo: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
Operador: | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca |
Registración: | registration unknown |
Numéro de série: | |
Año de Construcción: | |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: / Ocupantes: |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: / Ocupantes: |
Total: | Fatalidades: 31 / Ocupantes: 31 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | 65 km (40.6 milles) de Poptun ( Guatemala)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Militar |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatemala |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Poptun Airport (PON/MGPP), Guatemala |
Descripción:Crashed in a mountainous area. The airplane carried army officers with family members on an excursion to Poptun.
Fuentes:
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The Telegraph-Herald - Feb 29, 1980» Aviation Letter 164
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Map
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).
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.