Incident Overview
Date: Monday 28 December 1981
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Hondure¤a
Registration Number: FAH-313
Location: Puerto Lempira Airport (PEU) –
ÿ Honduras
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, flight instruments, and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.Aircraft control systems, flight instruments, and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed into dense vegetation during take-off from Puerto Lempira, resulting in the deaths of the pilot and co-pilot. Several passengers were injured.An aircraft crashed into dense vegetation during take-off from Puerto Lempira, resulting in the deaths of the pilot and co-pilot. Several passengers were injured.
Description
The aircraft gained no height on take-off from Puerto Lempira and crashed into dense vegetation. The pilot and co-pilot died instantly. Several passengers were injured.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during take-off due to adverse weather conditions and potentially pilot error.Loss of control during take-off due to adverse weather conditions and potentially pilot error.Share on:
