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Crash of a Ford 5 near Matagalpa: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Matagalpa
Matagalpa
Country:
Nicaragua
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft crashed in a mountainous region located north of Matagalpa. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Ford 5 near Alamikamba: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Registration:
AN-AAO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
5-AT-052
YOM:
1929
Location:
Alamikamba
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte
Country:
Nicaragua
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a cargo flight when the three engine aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain near Alamikamba. The wreckage and both dead bodies were found 16 days later on April 20, 1941.

Crash of a Fairchild Pilgrim 100A on Mt Cedral: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1940 at 1227 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild Pilgrim 100A
Operator:
Registration:
TI-9
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Parrita – San José
MSN:
6602
YOM:
1931
Location:
Mt Cedral
San José (Central Valley)
Country:
Costa Rica
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Parrita on a regular schedule service to San José, carrying four passengers and two crew members. While descending to San José-La Sabana Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions with limited visibility due to clouds. Due to a strong west wind, the airplane slightly deviated from the approach path when it contacted trees and crashed in a wooded area located on the slope of Mt Cedral (1,600 metres high) located about 10 km southwest of La Sabana Airport. The wreckage was found the following day about 30 metres below the summit. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Enrique Malek Lazaro, pilot
Emiliano Leal Jimenez.
Passengers:
Marcial Sequeira Padilla,
Ricardo Mora Vargas,
Jose Joaquín Barrantes Elizondo,
Rafael González Villalta.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain while descending in limited visibility after it deviated from the prescribed approach route due to a strong west wind.

Crash of a Ford 5 in Prinzapolka

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Registration:
AN-AAT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5-AT-007
YOM:
1928
Location:
Prinzapolka
Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte
Country:
Nicaragua
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During a training exercise over the region of Prinzapolka, the crew lost control of the aircraft that crashed in unknown circumstances. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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.

Crash of a Ford 5 near Jutiapa

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Jutiapa
Atlántida
Country:
Honduras
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane was descending to La Ceiba when the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in Jutiapa, some 30 km east of La Ceiba, bursting into flames. All 14 occupants were rescued, among them seven were injured. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
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