Country
Guatemala
code

Sololá

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-5-Dk in Santo Tomás La Unión

Date & Time: May 30, 1978
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Oneida
Registration:
TG-LAM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
14618/26063
YOM:
1944
Location:
Santo Tomás La Unión
Sololá
Country:
Guatemala
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, injuring all four occupants.

Crash of a Kreutzer K-5 Air Coach in Sololá: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Kreutzer K-5 Air Coach
Operator:
Compania Nacional de Aviacion de Guatemala
Registration:
ABD-21
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Guatemala City - Sololá
MSN:
104
Location:
Sololá
Sololá
Country:
Guatemala
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was flying to Sololá with an engineer of the company and spare parts dedicated to a Ford 5 of the same operator which has an incident the day before. On approach, the crew encountered poor visibility due to bad weather conditions. The three engine aircraft impacted the wooded slope of a mountain and was destroyed. All three occupants were killed.
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