Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 8 September 1953
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: TACA de Honduras
Registration Number: XH-TAR
Location: 5 km from San Andres –
ÿ Honduras
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Right EngineRight Engine
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed into a mountain after a missed approach near San Pedro Sula, resulting in a loss of power and subsequent crash. The engine failure, intended to maximize thrust, contributed to the incident.An aircraft crashed into a mountain after a missed approach near San Pedro Sula, resulting in a loss of power and subsequent crash. The engine failure, intended to maximize thrust, contributed to the incident.
Description
The aircraft took off from San Pedro Sula at 12:42 for a flight to San Andres. Arriving there, a missed approach procedure was carried out during which the no. 2 engine failed. The aircraft crashed into a mountain, 5 km past the airport. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Failure of the right engine when the pilot wished to obtain maximum power from both engines after a missed landing.”
Primary Cause
Failure of the right engine when the pilot wished to obtain maximum power from both engines after a missed landing.Failure of the right engine when the pilot wished to obtain maximum power from both engines after a missed landing.Share on:
