# Accident 19900505013949A: Doug DC6, Guatemala City, GT, May 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1990
- Place: Guatemala City, GT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Aircraft: N84BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84BL-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6B (registry code 3021712, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6
- People aboard: 25
- Fatal injuries: 25
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA90RA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA90RA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900505013949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO URBAN RESIDENTIAL AREA SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA90RA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA90RA025), May 5, 1990: Douglas DC-6B (N84BL), Guatemala City, Guatemala, 27 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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