San Pedro Sula - Tegucigalpa
Flight / Schedule
San Pedro Sula - Tegucigalpa
Aircraft
Lockheed L-188 ElectraRegistration
HR-TNL
MSN
1134
Year of Manufacture
1960
Date
March 21, 1990 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Francisco Morazán
Region
Central America • Honduras
Coordinates
14.0522°, -87.2381°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On March 21, 1990 at 12:00 AM, San Pedro Sula - Tegucigalpa experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-188 Electra, operated by TAN Airlines - Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de Honduras, with the event recorded near Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Francisco Morazán.
The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport in poor weather conditions, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck the south slope of Cerro de Hula (1,600 meters high) located 14 km from runway 01 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration HR-TNL, MSN 1134, year of manufacture 1960.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 14.0522°, -87.2381°.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
3
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While approaching Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport in poor weather conditions, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck the south slope of Cerro de Hula (1,600 meters high) located 14 km from runway 01 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
San Pedro Sula - Tegucigalpa
Flight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Central America • Honduras
Aircraft Details
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