La Ceiba – Roatán

On November 24, 1997 at 12:00 AM, La Ceiba – Roatán experienced a crash involving GAF Nomad N.24, operated by Rollins Air, with the event recorded near La Ceiba-Goloson Atlántida.

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

12 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 12 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. Few minutes after takeoff from La Ceiba-Goloson Airport, while climbing, the aircraft collided with a bird that struck the right engine. The crew decided to return to La Ceiba for an emergency landing when the right engine caught fire and detached. On final, the aircraft went out of control and crashed on a soccer field. All 12 occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration HR-AQY, MSN 38, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 15.7460°, -86.8624°.