Crash of a Douglas C-47A-50-DL near Guarita: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1987 at 2330 LT
Registration:
N49454
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
10177
YOM:
1943
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
At 0939LT, the airplane departed Guatemala City Airport, supposedly on a test flight to El Estor. After takeoff, the crew informed ATC he wanted to return to Guatemala City but this was the last radio contact. The airplane continued to the east and in the evening, while flying over the Honduran airspace without clearance, the crew failed to respond to ATC calls when the aircraft was shot down by a Honduran Air Force fighter. Out of control, it entered a dive and crashed on a hilly and wooded terrain. All three occupants were killed. Honduran Authorities suspected the aircraft to perform an illegal smuggling flight. At the time of the accident, the aircraft registration was false: HK-303.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a Honduran Air Force fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A Hercules in Mocorón: 52 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1986 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
FAH-556
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tegucigalpa-Durzana
MSN:
3194
YOM:
1958
Flight number:
Tegucigalpa – Mocorón
Country:
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.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A Hercules off Trujillo: 21 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1985 at 0935 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
56-0501
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Howard – Trujillo – Comayagua
MSN:
3109
YOM:
1957
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
21
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Howard Airbase in Panama, the crew started the approach to Trujillo Airport in marginal weather conditions. While completing a left turn at low height with gear and flaps retracted, the aircraft struck the water surface with its left wingtip. Out of control, it crashed in the sea about 13 km from the airport. All 21 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was estimated to be 2,500 meters in haze with a 1,500 feet ceiling and a northerly wind gusting to 25 knots.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Útila

Date & Time: May 28, 1980
Operator:
Registration:
HR-SAC
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4232
YOM:
1941
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Útila Airport, the airplane was too low. It struck a concrete wall, lost its undercarriage and crash landed. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DL in Puerto Lempira: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1979
Operator:
Registration:
313
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
20839
YOM:
1944
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Puerto Lempira. Both pilots were killed while all passengers survived.

Crash of a Douglas DC-6B near Brus Laguna

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1978
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N6523C
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
43523/230
YOM:
1952
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While conducting a cargo flight, the crew encountered technical problems and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in the Brus lagoon located near Brus Laguna Airfield. All three crew members escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Yoro: 25 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1977 at 0800 LT
Operator:
Registration:
301
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Yoro - Tegucigalpa
MSN:
6096
YOM:
1942
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
36
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
25
Circumstances:
During initial climb, the left engine failed and caught fire. Control was lost and the airplane crashed in a mountainous terrain located few km from the airport. 25 occupants were killed while 15 others were injured. All passengers were employees of local companies travelling with family members.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine during initial climb.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Sulaco

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1973
Operator:
Registration:
HR-SAB
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4299
YOM:
1942
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Just after takeoff from Sulaco, the airplane struck trees and crashed in a prairie. All 10 occupants were injured and the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas DC-6A near Tegucigalpa: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HR-TNO
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Miami - Tegucigalpa
MSN:
45476/977
YOM:
1958
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While descending to Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport on a cargo flight from Miami, the four engine airplane struck the slope of a mountain and crashed 16 km from the destination. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.114 Heron 1B in Tegucigalpa: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HR-ASN
Survivors:
No
MSN:
14009
YOM:
1953
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
On final approach to Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in a little valley located 1,5 km short of runway 19 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control on final approach at low altitude caused by turbulences.