Crash of a Ford 5 in Puerto Cabezas

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
San Salvador – Puerto Cabezas
Location:
Puerto Cabezas
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte
Country:
Nicaragua
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach, the three engine aircraft hit the ground and crashed few dozen yards short of runway. The three crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed. The exact date of the occurrence remains unknown.

Crash of a Ford 5 in Puerto Cabezas

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Registration:
AN-AAR
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
5-AT-013
YOM:
14
Location:
Puerto Cabezas
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte
Country:
Nicaragua
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Ford 5 near Puerto Cabezas

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Registration:
LG-AAE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Managua – Puerto Cabezas
MSN:
5-AT-028
YOM:
1929
Location:
Puerto Cabezas
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte
Country:
Nicaragua
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Managua on a schedule service to Puerto Cabezas, carrying six passengers and a crew of two. While approaching the destination, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located in the Natural Reserve of Kligna, some 40 km southwest of Puerto Cabezas. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated and the wreckage was found five days later, on October 3. All eight occupants were rescued.
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