FAS121
Flight / Schedule
FAS121
Aircraft
Fairchild C-123 ProviderRegistration
FAS121
MSN
20192
Year of Manufacture
1955
Date
August 27, 1992 at 09:45 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Skydiving / Paratroopers
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Metapán Santa Ana
Region
Central America • Salvador
Coordinates
14.3323°, -89.4471°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On August 27, 1992 at 09:45 AM, FAS121 experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-123 Provider, operated by Salvadorian Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña, with the event recorded near Metapán Santa Ana.
The flight was categorized as skydiving / paratroopers and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. While flying at low height, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in a wooded and hilly terrain, bursting into flames. All 4 crew members and 10 paratroopers were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration FAS121, MSN 20192, year of manufacture 1955.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 14.3323°, -89.4471°.
Fatalities
Total
14
Crew
4
Passengers
10
Other
0
Crash Summary
While flying at low height, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in a wooded and hilly terrain, bursting into flames. All 4 crew members and 10 paratroopers were killed.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
10
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 14
Operational Details
Flight Type
Skydiving / Paratroopers
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Central America • Salvador