Boeing 737-200 crash, Jul 18, 1993, Managua-Augusto Cesar...
Boeing 737-200 accident on July 18, 1993 near Managua-Augusto Cesar Sandino-Las Mercedes, Managua City District, Nicaragua with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: July 18, 1993
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Managua-Augusto Cesar Sandino-Las Mercedes, Managua City District, Nicaragua
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The database summary attributes the landing to the captain being distracted by lightning striking near the aircraft; no official report was found.
A SAHSA Boeing 737-200 on a scheduled Tegucigalpa to Managua to San Jose service landed at Managua during a thunderstorm with heavy rain. The aircraft touched down nose first and was partially damaged, then bounced, veered off the runway to the right and came to rest beside it. All passengers got out, but one crew member was seriously injured.