Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 14 August 1986
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130D-6 Hercules
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Hondure¤a
Registration Number: FAH-556
Location: NW of Mocor¢n-Durzona Airstrip –
ÿ Honduras
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 52 / Occupants: 52
Component Affected: Cessna 172 aircraftCessna 172 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Cessna 172 aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during a missing assault landing at Mocor¢n-Durzona Airstrip, Honduras. The landing occurred in heavy jungle terrain.A Cessna 172 aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during a missing assault landing at Mocor¢n-Durzona Airstrip, Honduras. The landing occurred in heavy jungle terrain.
Description
Crashed in heavy jungle after missing an assault landing at Mocor¢n-Durzona Airstrip, Honduras.
Source of Information
https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/16/world/around-the-world-52-are-reported-killed-in-honduran-air-crash.html, https://www.laprensa.hn/especiales/portadasimpresas/766386-426/16081986https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/16/world/around-the-world-52-are-reported-killed-in-honduran-air-crash.html, https://www.laprensa.hn/especiales/portadasimpresas/766386-426/16081986Primary Cause
Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions and terrain.Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions and terrain.Share on:
