Brownsville – Guatemala City

On December 15, 1953 at 12:00 PM, Brownsville – Guatemala City experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Aviateca, with the event recorded near Tecpán Chimaltenango.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Tecpán located about 3,5 km northwest of the city of Tecpán. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and both crew members were killed. For unknown reason, the crew was flying at an insufficient altitude to clear the mountainous area.

Aircraft reference details include registration TG-AQA, MSN 33589, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 14.7835°, -91.0250°.