Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 07 JUN 1962 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando |
| Operator: | SAHSA - Servicio Aéreo de Honduras SA |
| Registration: | HR-SAL |
| C/n / msn: | 248 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU) (Honduras)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | San Pedro Sula-Ramon Villeda Morales Airport (SAP/MHLM), Honduras |
| Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU/MHTG), Honduras |
The left hand undercarriage leg collapsed on landing. The Curtiss was damaged beyond repair.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from San Pedro Sula-Ramon Villeda Morales Airport to Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport as the crow flies is 171 km (107 miles).
Distance from San Pedro Sula-Ramon Villeda Morales Airport to Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport as the crow flies is 171 km (107 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
