| Date: | Saturday 27 October 1951 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca |
| Registration: | 0961 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 28 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 km from Flores-Santa Elena Airport (FRS) -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Flores-Santa Elena Airport (FRS/MGFL) |
Crashed following cabin fire. The airplane carried 23 radio reporters who were to cover a military event.
Sources:
El Tiempo 29 October 1951, p1
La Hora 27-10-2000
Scramble 290
Images:
photo (c) Phil Brooks; near Flores-Santa Elena Airport (FRS); 1989
photo (c) Phil Brooks; near Flores-Santa Elena Airport (FRS); 1989
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