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Small Plane Crashes into Guatamalan Zoo, 3 fatalities, Zookeeper Burned


What: Piper PA-23-250 Aztec for sightseeing tour of city
Where: Aurora Zoo, Guatemala City
When: April 21, 2012
Who: 3 fatalities
Why: The Piper took off from La Aurora International Airport and crashed into the Aurora Zoo beside the Esquilandia playground. The pilot of the aircraft, Alex Quezada, 35, Oscar Calderon, 22, who was the co-pilot, and Christian Werner, 20 were killed in the crash. One employee of the zoo, Carlos Aspuac, was hospitalized at Roosevelt Hospital with second and third degree burns. Hundreds of visitors were evacuated from the zoo.

The DAC says the plane was having mechanical problems. Witnesses report seeing the plane “rocking” and emitting black smoke, before it crashed.

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