Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 6 January 1962
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando
Owner/operator: TAN Honduras – Transportes Areos Nacionales
Registration Number: HR-TNB
Location: Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) –
ÿ Belize
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: No specific component is identified.No specific component is identified.
Category: Accident
A no. 1 engine failure shortly after takeoff resulted in a catastrophic crash of the aircraft within a wooded area on the west bank of the Belize River. The plane was overloaded with a weight of 500 lbs (227 kg).A no. 1 engine failure shortly after takeoff resulted in a catastrophic crash of the aircraft within a wooded area on the west bank of the Belize River. The plane was overloaded with a weight of 500 lbs (227 kg).
Description
Shortly after takeoff the no. 1 engine failed. The plane failed to gain height and crashed in a wooded area on the west bank of the Belize River. The plane was overloaded by 500 lb (227 kg).
Primary Cause
Overloading of the aircraft with excessive weight.Overloading of the aircraft with excessive weight.Share on:
