- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 06, 1959
Time: 1120
Location: Mt. Pena Blanca, Guatemala
Operator: Sahsa Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: Copan - Nuovo Octopeque
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: XH-SAA
cn / ln: 19667
Aboard: 5   (passengers:2  crew:3)
Fatalities: 5   (passengers:2  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: Crashed into Mt. Pena Blanca while en route. The pilot's attempt to fly over mountainous terrain by visual reference to the ground under weather conditions restricting visibility which forced him to descend to a dangerously low altitude.
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