Comayagua - Comayagua
Flight / Schedule
Comayagua - Comayagua
Aircraft
Let L-410Registration
FAH-322
MSN
87 18 27
Year of Manufacture
1987
Date
August 16, 2017 at 09:40 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Comayagua-Palmerola AFB Comayagua
Region
Central America • Honduras
Narrative Report
On August 16, 2017 at 09:40 AM, Comayagua - Comayagua experienced a crash involving Let L-410, operated by Honduran Air Force - Fuerza Aérea Hondureña, with the event recorded near Comayagua-Palmerola AFB Comayagua.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The crew was completing a local training flight at Comayagua-Palmerola AFB when the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances onto a building. The captain was killed while the copilot and the flight engineer were injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Crew: Cpt Olvin Emanuel Florez Meraz, pilot, † Lt Cesar Augusto Banegas Corea, copilot, Cdt Brayan Daniel Zavala Amaya, flight mechanic.
Aircraft reference details include registration FAH-322, MSN 87 18 27, year of manufacture 1987.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was completing a local training flight at Comayagua-Palmerola AFB when the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances onto a building. The captain was killed while the copilot and the flight engineer were injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Crew: Cpt Olvin Emanuel Florez Meraz, pilot, † Lt Cesar Augusto Banegas Corea, copilot, Cdt Brayan Daniel Zavala Amaya, flight mechanic.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
2
Fatality Rate
33.3%
Known people on board: 3
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Comayagua - Comayagua
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Central America • Honduras
Aircraft Details
Similar Plane Crashes
Pan American World Airways - PAA
Ford 5
While on an international scheduled flight, the aircraft crashed in bad weather conditions near El Aceituno, Honduras. The airplane was destroyed and there were no casualties.
Morgan Air Lines
Ford 4
Shortly after takeoff from Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport, while in initial climb, the three engine airplane collided with power lines, stalled and crashed in a ravine located about 300 metres past the runway end. An Italian passenger tried to escape and jumped out the cabin but fall in the ravine with his kid in his arms. The father was killed and his kid was injured. All 10 other occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It is believed that the takeoff was initiated with a tailwind component and the left main wheel or the left wing impacted an electric power line during initial climb. Some debris such as an engine (third image) were found 83 years later by a depth of 65 feet. Crew: Eugene 'Smokey' Rhoads, pilot, Mr. Holmberg, mechanic. Source and photos via Amado Aguiluz Ferrari, Coronel José Alfredo San Martín and Carlos Rosa Mejía.
United States Navy - USN
Consolidated PBY-2 Coronado
For unknown reason, the captain was forced to ditch the aircraft off Puerto Castilla. On landing, the seaplane broke in two and sank. A crew member was rescued while all others were killed.
TACA International Airlines - Transportes Aéreos Centro Americanos
Ford 5
Shortly after lift off, while in initial climb, the right wing failed. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion. All 16 occupants were killed.
TACA International Airlines - Transportes Aéreos Centro Americanos
Lockheed 10 Electra
While cruising in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field near Yoro. All seven occupants were killed.
Private Hondurian
Lockheed C-37 Electra
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Honduras. The accident occurred in January 1947 (exact date unknown).