Date:	Wednesday 22 September 1948
Time:
Type:	Douglas C-54A-15-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator:	Guest Aerovias Mexico
Registration:	XA-GUU
MSN:	10390
Year of manufacture:	1944
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 44
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Santa Maria-Vila do Porto Airport, Azores (SMA) -   Portugal
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Santa Maria-Vila do Porto Airport, Azores (SMA/LPAZ)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The Douglas C-54 airplane suffered a loss of engine power on takeoff. The aircraft crash-landed. Two of the 35 passengers on board were injured.
The C-54 operated a flight from Madrid, Spain to Mexico and had made a technical stop at Santa Maria, Azores.

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