Miami – Tegucigalpa

On June 30, 1966 at 12:00 AM, Miami – Tegucigalpa experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-6, operated by TAN Airlines - Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de Honduras, with the event recorded near Tegucigalpa Francisco Morazán.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The approach to Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport was completed in strong NNE winds. After touchdown on runway 01, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in flames in a drainage ditch. All three crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration HR-TNG, MSN 42887, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 14.0713°, -87.2054°.