Managua - Managua

The crew was completing a local training mission at Managua-Las Mercedes Airport when he encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to abandon the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed. While both pilots were found alive, the airplane was destroyed.

Flight / Schedule

Managua - Managua

Registration

422

MSN

27485

Year of Manufacture

1944

Date

March 15, 1967 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Managua-Augusto Cesar Sandino-Las Mercedes Managua City District

Region

Central America • Nicaragua

Narrative Report

On March 15, 1967 at 12:00 AM, Managua - Managua experienced a crash involving Douglas A-26 Invader, operated by Nicaraguayan Air Force - Fuerza Aérea - Ejercito de Nicaragua, with the event recorded near Managua-Augusto Cesar Sandino-Las Mercedes Managua City District.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The crew was completing a local training mission at Managua-Las Mercedes Airport when he encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to abandon the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed. While both pilots were found alive, the airplane was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 422, MSN 27485, year of manufacture 1944.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was completing a local training mission at Managua-Las Mercedes Airport when he encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to abandon the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed. While both pilots were found alive, the airplane was destroyed.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Managua - Managua

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Central America • Nicaragua

Aircraft Details

Registration

422

MSN

27485

Year of Manufacture

1944