1986 Ilopango Douglas DC-6 crash

Aircraft accident in El Salvador in 1986 January 2025 January 2025 1986 Ilopango Douglas DC-6 crash Douglas DC-6BF 301 Salvador MIA 02.08.75 edited-3.jpg A Douglas DC-6B of the Salvadoran Air Force, similar to the one involved in the accident Accident 1986 05 01 y Aircraft caught on fire and crashed shortly after takeoff 1.5 mi km north of Ilopango International Airport, Ilopango, El Salvador Douglas DC-6B Salvadoran Air Force FAS302 Ilopango International Airport, Ilopango, El Salvador Tocumen International Airport, Panama City, Panama 37 33 4 37 (all) 0 On 1 May 1986, a Douglas DC-6B of the Salvadoran Air Force crashed 1.5 mi km north of the Ilopango International Airport in Ilopango, El Salvador shortly after takeoff. The crash killed 37 people on board the aircraft making it the deadliest military aviation accident in Salvadoran history. Aircraft The flight was operated by a Douglas DC-6B of the Salvadoran Air Force. The aircraft was manufactured in 1955 and had the tail number FAS302. The Salvadoran Air Force acquired the DC-6B from the United States Air Force.https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/327005 1 May 1986 Salvadoran Air Force Douglas DC-6 Crash en 2 January 2025 Aviation Safety Network Accident On 1 May 1986, the Douglas DC-6B carrying 37 members of the Salvadoran military took off from the Ilopango International Airport in Ilopango, El Salvador. There were 4 crew members and 33 passengers.https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/05/02/Military-does-not-rule-out-rebel-sabotage-in-plane-crash-killing-37/2512515390400/ Military Does Not Rule Out Rebel Sabotage in Plane Crash Killing 37 en 2 May 1986 2 January 2025 United Press International Douglas Farah San Salvador, El Salvador The flight was carrying military personnel to a mechanics course in Panama. Two minutes after takeoff, the aircraft caught fire and crashed into a hill 1.5 mi km north of the airport at 4:32 a.m. local time. None of the 37 people on board the plane survived.https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/02/world/37-die-in-salvador-plane-crash.html 37 Die in Salvador Plane Crash en 2 May 1986 2 January 2025 The New York Times 3https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/05/01/Military-plane-crashe-kills-all-37-aboard/1418515304000/ Military Plane Crash Kills All 37 Aboard en 1 May 1986 2 January 2025 United Press International San Salvador, El Salvador No ground casualties were reported but one house was destroyed. Cause The Salvadoran government initially suggested that a mechanical failure caused the crash but did not rule out sabotage by the rebel Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), although the government considered sabotage to be "unlikely". The FMLN did not claim responsibility for the crash over its Radio Venceremos broadcasts. The aircraft did not have either a cockpit voice recorder or flight data recorder on board. The cause of the crash was never determined.https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-douglas-c-118a-liftmaster-san-salvador-37-killed Crash of a Douglas C-118A Liftmaster in San Salvador: 37 Killed en 2 January 2024 Bureau of Aircraft Accident Archives The crash is the deadliest military aviation accident in Salvadoran history. It was the deadliest aviation accident in Salvadoran history until 9 August 1995 when Aviateca Flight 901 crashed and killed 65 people.https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/country/YS El Salvador Accidents and Incidents en 2 January 2025 Aviation Safety Network See also List of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-6 References Aviation El Salvador Category:1986 in El Salvador Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving military aircraft Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-6 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1986 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in El Salvador