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Nicaragua: Antonov 2 Crash

What: Fuerza Aérea Nicaragüense Antonov 2
Where: Managua Nicaragua
When: 15-OCT-2009
Why: While on a test flight, the plane crashed during an emergency landing. Engine failure is presumed to be the cause.

One civilian mechanic is said to have suffered “a minor stroke” during the sharp decline.

Pilot Captain Angel del Sol Sequeira Cantillo, along with four crew members, co-pilot Captain Silvio Armando Sanabria Herrera and Maria Mendoza Cano Grisli NCO and civilian mechanics Toruño Ernesto Sergio Garcia and Miguel Angel Castro Pineda .

http://www.laprensa.com.ni/movil/cae-por-desperfectos-an-2-de-la-fuerza-aerea-2-14246.html

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