Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jun 1, 1959 (60 killed), Nic...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on June 1, 1959 near Nicaragua with 60 fatalities.
- Date: June 1, 1959
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Nicaragua
- Fatalities: 60
- Phase of flight: En route
On 1 June 1959 a Curtiss C 46 of Aerolineas Nacionales was shot down by a Nicaraguan Air Force fighter over Nicaragua. The aircraft had been sent to an unknown location in Costa Rica, boarded by armed guerrillas and flown toward Nicaragua to join an uprising against President Somoza. The number of passengers killed is not established.