
Détails:
SAHSA Flight 203 took off from La Mesa at 08:15 for a 32-minute flight to Tegucigalpa. The flight was uneventful and the crew were assigned runway 01 for landing. The landing was normal and smooth, but the propeller reverser system failed. The crew were unable to move the throttles into the reverse-position. The aircraft had passed the point were a go-around could be attempted, so the brakes were used. The two outermost tires from the main gear legs burst. Nearing the end of the runway, a ground-loop was attempted. The DC-6 ran off the runway and the nose gear ran into a ditch, followed by the left main gear leg. The left wing fuel tank burst and the aircraft caught fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "According to the reports by the crew, the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the reverse pitch control mechanism. The Board was not able to confirm or deny this because the fire had obliterated all traces of any possible cause."
accident date: 20-02-1967
type: Douglas DC-6
registration: HR-SAS
accident date: 20-02-1967
type: Douglas DC-6
registration: HR-SAS
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | lundi 20 février 1967 |
| Heure: | 08:45 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas DC-6 |
| Compagnie: | SAHSA - Servicio Aéreo de Honduras SA |
| Immatriculation: | HR-SAS |
| Numéro de série: | 42894/56 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1947 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 5 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 4 / Ã bord: 50 |
| Total: | victimes: 4 / Ã bord: 55 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU) ( Honduras)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | San Pedro Sula-Ramon Villeda Morales Airport (SAP/MHLM), Honduras |
| Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU/MHTG), Honduras | |
| Numéro de vol: | 203 |
SAHSA Flight 203 took off from La Mesa at 08:15 for a 32-minute flight to Tegucigalpa. The flight was uneventful and the crew were assigned runway 01 for landing. The landing was normal and smooth, but the propeller reverser system failed. The crew were unable to move the throttles into the reverse-position. The aircraft had passed the point were a go-around could be attempted, so the brakes were used. The two outermost tires from the main gear legs burst. Nearing the end of the runway, a ground-loop was attempted. The DC-6 ran off the runway and the nose gear ran into a ditch, followed by the left main gear leg. The left wing fuel tank burst and the aircraft caught fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "According to the reports by the crew, the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the reverse pitch control mechanism. The Board was not able to confirm or deny this because the fire had obliterated all traces of any possible cause."
Photos
accident date: 20-02-1967
type: Douglas DC-6
registration: HR-SAS
accident date: 20-02-1967
type: Douglas DC-6
registration: HR-SAS
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre San Pedro Sula-Ramon Villeda Morales Airport et Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport est de 171 km (107 miles).
La distance entre San Pedro Sula-Ramon Villeda Morales Airport et Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport est de 171 km (107 miles).
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