Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
Status:
Date:29 JUN 1988
Type:Douglas DC-6BF
Operator:Aerolineas El Salvador - AESA
Registration: YS-05C
C/n / msn: 45537/1028
First flight: 1958
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:San Salvador-Comalapa International Airport (SAL) (El Salvador)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:San Salvador-Comalapa International Airport (SAL/MSLP), El Salvador
Destination airport:Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America
Narrative:
Crashed.

Sources:
» Scramble Vol.10, nr.02 (p.43)

Photos
photo of Douglas DC-6BF YS-05C
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from San Salvador-Comalapa International Airport to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1642 km (1026 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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