- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 21, 1999
Time: 0810
Location: Bluefields, Nicaragua
Operator: Fuerza Aérea Nicaragua
Flight #: ?
Route: Managua - Bluefields
AC Type: Antonov AN-26
Registration: ?
cn / ln: ?
Aboard: 28   (passengers:21  crew:7)
Fatalities: 28   (passengers:21  crew:7)
Ground: 0
Summary: The plane, on a relief mission to Bluefields was waved off from landing because of a blocked runway. While navigating around for another landing attempt, the aircraft crashed into mountainous terrain.
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