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Crash of a Let L-410UVP-E3 in Comayagua: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 16, 2017 at 0940 LT
Registration:
FAH-322
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Comayagua - Comayagua
MSN:
87 18 27
YOM:
1987
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Comayagua-Palmerola AFB when the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances onto a building. The captain was killed while the copilot and the flight engineer were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Cpt Olvin Emanuel Florez Meraz, pilot, †
Lt Cesar Augusto Banegas Corea, copilot,
Cdt Brayan Daniel Zavala Amaya, flight mechanic.
Crew:
Cpt Olvin Emanuel Florez Meraz, pilot, †
Lt Cesar Augusto Banegas Corea, copilot,
Cdt Brayan Daniel Zavala Amaya, flight mechanic.




Crash of an IAI Arava 201 in Palacios
Date & Time:
Jan 9, 2001
Registration:
316
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
31
YOM:
1976
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew completed the approach with a 13 knots tailwind component and landed too far down the runway, about half runway down. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and came to rest few dozen metres further. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of a Lockheed C-130A Hercules in Mocorón: 52 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 14, 1986 at 1130 LT
Registration:
FAH-556
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tegucigalpa-Durzana
MSN:
3194
YOM:
1958
Flight number:
Tegucigalpa – Mocorón
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
46
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
52
Circumstances:
On approach to Mocorón-Durzona Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to rain falls. Too low, the aircraft struck a hilly terrain and crashed few km from the airfield. All 52 occupants were killed.
Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DL in Puerto Lempira: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 27, 1979
Registration:
313
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
20839
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Puerto Lempira. Both pilots were killed while all passengers survived.
Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Yoro: 25 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 25, 1977 at 0800 LT
Registration:
301
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Yoro - Tegucigalpa
MSN:
6096
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
36
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
25
Circumstances:
During initial climb, the left engine failed and caught fire. Control was lost and the airplane crashed in a mountainous terrain located few km from the airport. 25 occupants were killed while 15 others were injured. All passengers were employees of local companies travelling with family members.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine during initial climb.
Crash of a Douglas C-54D-10-DC Skymaster on Mt de la Muerte: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 29, 1974
Registration:
799
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tegucigalpa - Howard
MSN:
10815
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route from Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport to Howard AFB in Panama City, while cruising in limited visibility, the four engine airplane struck the slope of Mt de la Muerte located about 54 km southeast of San José, Costa Rica. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but eventually abandoned after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the four crew members was found. The wreckage was located on 16 May 1975 in an isolated and mountainous area.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain.
Crash of a Curtiss C-46 Commando near Valle de Jamastrán
Date & Time:
Apr 18, 1962
Registration:
794
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was departing an airstrip at Valle de Jamastrán when it crashed while taking off and came to rest, bursting into flames. All three occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew:
Cpt Jorge Torres O., pilot,
Lt Oscar Colindrez C., copilot.
Crew:
Cpt Jorge Torres O., pilot,
Lt Oscar Colindrez C., copilot.
Crash of a Douglas C-47 in San Luis la Herradura: 2 killed
Date & Time:
May 5, 1957
Registration:
300
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tegucigalpa – San Salvador
MSN:
12786
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at San Luis la Herradura while performing a flight between both capital cities of Salvador and Honduras. Both pilots were killed and few passengers were injured.
Crash of a Curtiss CT-32 Condor II near La Masica: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 27, 1942
Registration:
7
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
La Ceiba – Tegucigalpa
MSN:
35
YOM:
1934
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While on a flight from La Ceiba to Tegucigalpa, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located near La Masica, 29 km southwest of La Ceiba. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the airplane nor the crew was found. The wreckage was spotted in March 1999 near the La Masica Pass.
