Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 26 May 1970
Aircraft Type: de Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B
Owner/operator: Aero Servicios
Registration Number: HR-ASN
Location: 1,5 km N off Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU) –
ÿ Honduras
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft control systemAircraft control system
Category: Accident
A Cessna aircraft banked sharply to the left while operating on a lower than normal approach to runway 19, resulting in a crash in a valley. The incident occurred due to turbulent conditions at a low altitude.A Cessna aircraft banked sharply to the left while operating on a lower than normal approach to runway 19, resulting in a crash in a valley. The incident occurred due to turbulent conditions at a low altitude.
Description
While 1,5 km out on a lower than normal approach to runway 19, the aircraft banked sharply to the left and crashed in a valley. CAUSE: Stalled in turbulent conditions at a low altitude.
Primary Cause
Turbulent conditions at a low altitude.Turbulent conditions at a low altitude.Share on:
