Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Oct 11, 1991 (6 killed), Qui...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on October 11, 1991 near Quirigua, Izabal, Guatemala with 6 fatalities. Cause: Not determined in the sources reviewed..
- Date: October 11, 1991
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Quirigua, Izabal, Guatemala
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined in the sources reviewed.
A Curtiss C-46 on an illegal smuggling flight carrying a cocaine cargo approached Quirigua in Guatemala without a flight plan or clearance. It struck the ground a few hundred metres short of the landing strip and burned. All six occupants were killed, and the aircraft was reportedly carrying a false registration.