| Date: | Thursday 21 January 1999 |
| Time: | 08:10 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea - Ejército de Nicaragua |
| Registration: | 152 |
| MSN: | 14206 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 28 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 7,5 km from Bluefields Airport (BEF) -
 Nicaragua
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Managua-Augusto C. Sandino Airport (MGA/MNMG) |
| Bluefields Airport (BEF/MNBL) |
The Antonov took off from Managua at 07:10 for a relief flight to Bluefields; ETA being 08:30.
While approaching Bluefields, the crew were told that they could not land right away, because another aircraft was blocking the runway.
The plane later crashed in a mountainous area.
Sources:
La Tribuna
Scramble 344
Location
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