Tegucigalpa - Howard

On November 29, 1974 at 12:00 AM, Tegucigalpa - Howard experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by Honduran Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Hondureña, with the event recorded near Mt de la Muerte San José (Central Valley).

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration 799, MSN 10815, year of manufacture 1945.