Douglas DC-6 crash, Jan 23, 1988 (9 killed), San Carlos
Douglas DC-6 accident on January 23, 1988 near San Carlos, Río San Juan, Nicaragua with 9 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by missiles..
- Date: January 23, 1988
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: San Carlos, Río San Juan, Nicaragua
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by missiles.
A Contra supply flight from Swan Island, Honduras, was hit by a missile that damaged one engine and was then brought down by a second missile near San Carlos in Rio San Juan province, Nicaragua. Of the ten people aboard, nine were killed and one was injured.