Crash of a Douglas DC-6 near Tegucigalpa: 10 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 25, 1989
Registration:
HR-AKZ
Survivors:
No
MSN:
44642
YOM:
1955
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While approaching Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft collided with a mountain about 27 km from the Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 10 occupants were killed. They were completing a humanitarian mission on behalf of USAid.
