Douglas DC-10 crash, Jun 4, 2006, Managua-Augusto Cesar S...
Douglas DC-10 accident on June 4, 2006 near Managua-Augusto Cesar Sandino-Las Mercedes, Managua City District, Nicaragua with no fatalities. Cause: Not...
- Date: June 4, 2006
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-10
- Location: Managua-Augusto Cesar Sandino-Las Mercedes, Managua City District, Nicaragua
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The aircraft overran the runway after landing; no official investigation report was found.
An Arrow Air McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F cargo flight from Miami landed at Managua at night on 4 June 2006 with 50 tons of chemical and toxic cargo. It could not stop on the 2,450 metre runway, went through the perimeter fence, lost its nose gear and came to rest in trees. All three crew escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.