ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74516
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 2010 |
| Time: | 8:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-325 Navajo C/R (Panther conv.) |
| Owner/operator: | Ocean City Comercial SA |
| Registration: | TG-LAP |
| MSN: | 31-8012043 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6th Avenue, 33-49 Zone 3, Guatemala City -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala (MGGT) |
| Ilopango International Airport, El Salvador (MSSS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Piper PA-31 Navajo crashed into a meat-processing plant in downtown of the Guatemala City several minutes after taking off from La Aurora International Airport (MGGT) when the pilot asked to return due to a vacuum pump failure. All three occupants and one man at the plant were killed.
The aircraft was a Piper PA-31-325 C/R Colemill Panther conversion.
Sources:
1. http://www.dgac.gob.gt/sistema/uploads/2016/05/06/21_570316589.pdf
2. https://sputniknews.com/world/20100527/159175105.html
3. http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=357517&CategoryId=23558
4. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6441432
5. https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=336890
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_Guatemala
7. http://web.archive.org/web/20131029060132/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/2010/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-guatemala-city-4-killed/
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2010 02:21 | RobertMB | Added |
| 27-May-2010 07:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2010 10:49 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2017 17:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2017 18:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
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