Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 28 August 1986
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Sandinista
Location: near Siuna –
ÿ Nicaragua
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, flight instruments, and navigation systems.Aircraft control systems, flight instruments, and navigation systems.
A twin-engine aircraft, a Cessna 172, crashed near a rural area, resulting in the fatalities of pilot Ten. Nelson Chacon Rivas and co-pilot Ten. Nelson Machado.A twin-engine aircraft, a Cessna 172, crashed near a rural area, resulting in the fatalities of pilot Ten. Nelson Chacon Rivas and co-pilot Ten. Nelson Machado.
Description
Possibly shot down. Pilot Ten. Nelson Chacon Rivas and co-pilot Ten. Nelson Machado were killed.
Primary Cause
Possible pilot error leading to a loss of control during flight.Possible pilot error leading to a loss of control during flight.Share on:
