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| Date: | Saturday 28 September 1929 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Ryan B-1 Brougham |
| Owner/operator: | Cuerpo de Aviación Militar (CAM) |
| Registration: | n/a |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Guatemala City -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Guatemala City |
| Zacapa |
"Centroamérica" hit the roof of a house while low flying over the city, caught fire and crashed. Pilot Mayor Jacinto Rodríguez Díaz (28), José Luis Barcácel, Ing Julio Montana Novello and his son Carlos (10). Montana Novello survived.
Sources:
Central American and Caribbean Air Forces by Daniel P. Hagedorn
El Tiempo 29 September 1929, p2
Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca (Facebook)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2011 06:20 | harro | Added |
| 20-Dec-2013 20:14 | TB | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2021 12:30 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 17-Feb-2025 17:53 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Feb-2025 18:14 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Feb-2025 19:33 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Feb-2025 19:51 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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