Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff the no. 1 engine failed. The plane failed to gain height and crashed in a wooded area on the west bank of the Belize River. The plane was overloaded by 500 lb (227 kg).
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 6 January 1962 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando |
| Operator: | TAN Honduras - Transportes Aéreos Nacionales |
| Registration: | HR-TNB |
| MSN: | 435 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) ( Belize)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport (BZE/MZBZ), Belize |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
Shortly after takeoff the no. 1 engine failed. The plane failed to gain height and crashed in a wooded area on the west bank of the Belize River. The plane was overloaded by 500 lb (227 kg).
Sources:
» Lakeland Ledger 7 January 1962, p1Photos
Map
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Distance from Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1229 km (768 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1229 km (768 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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