Flores – Guatemala City

On October 27, 1951 at 07:00 PM, Flores – Guatemala City experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Guatemalan Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca, with the event recorded near Flores-Mundo Maya (Santa Elena) Petén.

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

32 people were known to be on board, 30 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 93.8%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 25, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Flores Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in flames in a wooded area located about 2 km from the airport. All five crew members and 25 passengers were killed while two others were seriously injured. Crew: Maj Enrique Pérez, pilot, José Angel Escobar, Miguel Deleón, Casiano Castañeda, Enrique Menéndez.

Aircraft reference details include registration 0961.