HR-AKZ

On February 25, 1989 at 12:00 AM, HR-AKZ experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-6, operated by Albiacion Circulo General, with the event recorded near Tegucigalpa Francisco Morazán.

The flight was categorized as humanitarian and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration HR-AKZ, MSN 44642, year of manufacture 1955.

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