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| Date: | Tuesday 24 October 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna A-37B |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca (FAG) |
| Registration: | 440 |
| MSN: | 43426 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
(2) Crashed on a training flight. (1) lost over the Pacific... did not have sufficient altitude as it came out of a loop and crashed into sea, killing both crew.
Sources:
(2) Aeroflight
(1) Guatemalan Air Force Overview (as 420) (via Scribd)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2025 14:52 | TB | Added |
| 30-Oct-2025 16:27 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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