Crash of a Casa 212-A7 Aviocar 100 in Nicaragua: 11 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1986
Type of aircraft:
Casa 212 Aviocar
Operator:
Registration:
222
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
MSN:
80
YOM:
1976
Location:
Nicaragua
All Nicaragua
Country:
Nicaragua
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in the north part of Nicaragua. All 11 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46 in Nicaragua: 60 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1959
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Aerolineas Nacionales - Costa Rica
Registration:
TI-1022
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Nicaragua
All Nicaragua
Country:
Nicaragua
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
55
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
60
Circumstances:
While performing a flight within Nicaragua, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Nicaraguan Air Force fighter and crashed. All 60 occupants were killed. The date of the occurrence is also reported as July 17, 1959.
Probable cause:
Shot down.

Crash of a Stinson SM-6000B in Nicaragua

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Stinson SM-6000
Operator:
Nicaragua Atlantic Coast Airways
Registration:
NC475Y
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5012
YOM:
1931
Location:
Nicaragua
All Nicaragua
Country:
Nicaragua
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area in Nicaragua while taking part to SAR operations after another SM-6000B from the same operator was missing since two days. Both crew members Gorden Beach Kingsley (pilot) and Edwin Marvin Kingsley (mechanic) were found and rescued 21 days later.
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