| Date: | Tuesday 4 November 1980 |
| Time: | 18:01 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Express |
| Registration: | TG-BAC |
| MSN: | 25775/14330 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12973 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Yaxchilán -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Flores-Santa Elena Airport (FRS/MGFL) |
After take-off the pilot reported engine trouble and then did not respond to radio calls. The wreckage was located in a forest the next day. There was adverse weather in the area with rain and low visibility.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep
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