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1977 Aviateca Convair 240 airplane crash
A Convair CV-440, the type involved in the crash
Accident
Date
April 27, 1977
Summary
Maintenance error leading to mechanical failure
Site
Near Guatemala City, Guatemala
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Convair CV-440
Operator
Aviateca
Registration
TG-ACA
Occupants
28
Passengers
22
Crew
6
Fatalities
0
Survivors
28
The 1977 Aviateca Convair 240 airplane crash was a scheduled Aviateca passenger flight that crashed near Guatemala City, Guatemala on April 27, 1977. All 28 people on board survived, but the aircraft was destroyed.[1][2]
The 1977AviatecaConvair240 airplane crash was a scheduled Aviateca passenger flight that crashed near Guatemala City, Guatemala on April 27, 1977. All...
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Database results. Aviation Safety Net. Retrieved: 2012-08-28 "Guatemala crash toll now put at 93". The New York Times. 20 January 1986. Retrieved 1 October...
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killing all 38 people on board. November 18 – An Aviateca Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain (registration TG-AGA) crashes in Guatemala's Petén Department, killing 15...
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