| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Líneas Aéreas de Nicaragua - LANICA |
| Registration: | AN-AKY |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 km from Managua Airport (MGA) -
 Nicaragua
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Managua Airport (MGA/MNMG) |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
The Curtiss C-46 transport plane crashed 5 km from Managua's Las Mercedes Airport in Nicaragua. The aircraft suffered an engine failure on take-off and caught fire after performing a forced landing. The cargo consisted of 25.000 pounds of coffee, bound for Miami, Florida, USA.
Sources:
La Nacion 23 July 1964, p15
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