Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 28, 1987 (12 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 28, 1987 near Flores-Mundo Maya (Santa Elena), Petén, Guatemala with 12 fatalities.

On 28 May 1987 a military Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) on a flight from Flores to El Naranjo went out of control while climbing after takeoff from Flores Santa Elena airport and crashed on the shore of Lake Peten Itza. All 12 people aboard, five crew and seven passengers, were killed.

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