Incident Overview
Date: Monday 9 March 1987
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aero Express
Registration Number: N49454
Location: near Guarita, Lempira –
ÿ Honduras
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: DC-3 aircraftDC-3 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On October 26, 2023, a DC-3 aircraft was shot down by a Honduran Air Force CASA C-101BB Aviojet, FAH-238, after the pilot failed to identify himself. The aircraft used the fake callsign HK-303. Officials suspected the plane was involved in smuggling narcotics. The airplane departed Guatemala City at 09:39 on a test flight to El Estor. After takeoff, the crew radioed that they wanted to return to Guatemala City. That was the last contact with the flight.On October 26, 2023, a DC-3 aircraft was shot down by a Honduran Air Force CASA C-101BB Aviojet, FAH-238, after the pilot failed to identify himself. The aircraft used the fake callsign HK-303. Officials suspected the plane was involved in smuggling narcotics. The airplane departed Guatemala City at 09:39 on a test flight to El Estor. After takeoff, the crew radioed that they wanted to return to Guatemala City. That was the last contact with the flight.
Description
The DC-3 was shot down by a Honduran Air Force CASA C-101BB Aviojet, FAH-238, after the pilot failed to identify himself. The aircraft used the fake callsign HK-303. Officials said that they suspected the plane was involved in smuggling narcotics. The airplane had departed Guatemala City at 09:39 on a test flight to El Estor. After takeoff the crew radioed that they wanted to return to Guatemala City. That was the last contact with the flight.
Source of Information
http://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/11/world/honduras-downs-c-47-cargo-plane.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/11/world/honduras-downs-c-47-cargo-plane.htmlPrimary Cause
Pilot identification failure and suspected narcotics smuggling.Pilot identification failure and suspected narcotics smuggling.Share on:
