Date: | Wednesday 14 October 2009 |
Time: | 16:00 |
Type: | Antonov An-2TP |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea - Ejército de Nicaragua |
Registration: | 75 |
MSN: | 1G214-02 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 0,8 km NE of Managua-Augusto C. Sandino International Airport (MGA) -
Nicaragua
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Managua-Augusto C. Sandino International Airport (MGA/MNMG) |
Destination airport: | Managua-Augusto C. Sandino International Airport (MGA/MNMG) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:An Antonov 2, operated by the Nicaraguan Air Force, sustained substantial damage in a forced landing near Managua-Augusto C. Sandino Airport (MGA). The flight had departed the Managua Airport on a test flight after maintenance work had been accomplished on the engine. While on approach to the airport, at a height of about 200 m, engine problems occurred. The pilot made a forced landing in the field of a farm, some 800 metres short of the runway.
Sources:
Cae por desperfectos AN 2 de la Fuerza Aérea (La Prensa, 15-10-2009)
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