Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 1 November 1998
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3C)
Owner/operator: Living Water Teaching Ministries
Registration Number: N3FY
Location: near Quetzaltenango –
ÿ Guatemala
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: DC-3 aircraftDC-3 aircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft crashed into mountainous terrain near Quetzaltenango Airport due to thick fog and rain, resulting from a tropical depression named Mitch. The aircraft carried medical personnel from the Christian Agua Viva missionary group.A DC-3 aircraft crashed into mountainous terrain near Quetzaltenango Airport due to thick fog and rain, resulting from a tropical depression named Mitch. The aircraft carried medical personnel from the Christian Agua Viva missionary group.
Description
The DC-3 was on a flight from Playa Grande when it crashed into mountainous terrain near Quetzaltenango Airport. Instrument meteorological conditions (thick fog and rain) prevailed and no flight plan was reported filed. The bad weather was due to the tropical depression Mitch. The plane carried doctors from the Christian Agua Viva missionary group who had done medical relief work in Playa Grande.
Primary Cause
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