Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Aug 29, 1972, Managua-August...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on August 29, 1972 near Managua-Augusto Cesar Sandino-Las Mercedes Managua City District, Nicaragua with no fatalities.
- Date: August 29, 1972
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Managua-Augusto Cesar Sandino-Las Mercedes Managua City District, Nicaragua
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A LANICA Curtiss C-46 lost its left engine to fire soon after takeoff from Managua. The crew returned, made a belly landing on the runway and slid to a stop, and no one was hurt, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.