Crash of a Lockheed C-130A Hercules in Mocorón: 52 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 14, 1986 at 1130 LT
Operator:
Registration:
FAH-556
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tegucigalpa-Durzana
MSN:
3194
YOM:
1958
Flight number:
Tegucigalpa – Mocorón
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
46
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
52
Circumstances:
On approach to Mocorón-Durzona Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to rain falls. Too low, the aircraft struck a hilly terrain and crashed few km from the airfield. All 52 occupants were killed.
