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| Date: | Thursday 28 May 1987 |
| Time: | 09:55 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Flores-Santa Elena Airport (FRS) -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Flores-Santa Elena Airport (FRS/MGFL) |
| El Naranjo Airport (ENJ) |
A Douglas C-47 transport plane crashed on the shore of Laguna de Peten, a lake close to Flores-Santa Elena Airport (FRS).
Eleven military and one civil occupants. Pilot Tte Víctor Contreras Alvarado (26), co-pilot Víctor Aguirre Coronado (25) and STe del Ejército Edgar Munoz Aguilar (26).
Sources:
El Informador 29 May 1987, p10A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2025 09:06 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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