Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 21 March 1990
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-188CF Electra
Owner/operator: TAN Honduras – Transportes Areos Nacionales
Registration Number: HR-TNL
Location: Las Mesitas –
ÿ Honduras
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.
Category: Accident
An Electra aircraft approached Tegucigalpa runway 01 in deteriorating weather conditions ? low cloud base, rain ? and entered the southern slopes of Cerro Hula, approximately 2500 feet below the Minimum Safe Altitude. The approach path was within the designated area.An Electra aircraft approached Tegucigalpa runway 01 in deteriorating weather conditions ? low cloud base, rain ? and entered the southern slopes of Cerro Hula, approximately 2500 feet below the Minimum Safe Altitude. The approach path was within the designated area.
Description
The Electra approached Tegucigalpa runway 01 in poor weather (low cloud base, rain) and flew into the southern slopes of the Cerro Hula 2500 feet below the 7000 feet Minimum Safe Altitude at that point on the approach path.
Primary Cause
Weather conditions ? low cloud base, rain ? created a challenging approach environment.Weather conditions ? low cloud base, rain ? created a challenging approach environment.Share on:
