Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 3 October 1974
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Guatemalteca
Location: 14 km N of Guatemala City –
ÿ Guatemala
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Guatemalan industrial aircraft, A Alfonso Bosch and Dionisio Gutirrez, crashed during an emergency landing near ‘aldea Las Nubes’ following a relief supply flight for Hurricane Fifi-Orlene victims. Two fatalities resulted.A Guatemalan industrial aircraft, A Alfonso Bosch and Dionisio Gutirrez, crashed during an emergency landing near ‘aldea Las Nubes’ following a relief supply flight for Hurricane Fifi-Orlene victims. Two fatalities resulted.
Description
Crashed in mountains near “aldea Las Nubes” shortly after take-off while trying an emergency landing. The aircraft operated on a relief supply flight for victims of Hurricane Fifi-Orlene. Two guatemalan industrials, Afonso Bosch and Dionisio Gutirrez of Corporaci¢n Multi Inversiones (CMI), died.
Primary Cause
Emergency landing during a relief supply flight.Emergency landing during a relief supply flight.Share on:
