Crash of a Douglas DC-6BF in Boca San Carlos
Date & Time:
Dec 21, 1987 at 1436 LT
Operator:
Registration:
YN-BFO
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Managua - Panama City
MSN:
45324
YOM:
1958
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While in cruising altitude on a cargo flight from Managua to Panama City, the engine n°3 detached and the n°4 caught fire. The pilot was able to extinguish the fire but unable to feather the propeller. Passengers jettisoned the cargo and eventually, the crew managed to ditch the aircraft in the Río San Carlos near Boca San Carlos. All six occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
