Narrative:
The aircraft landed long at 2,000 feet past the displaced threshold, with 50 percent flaps, leaving approximately 3,000 feet of runway remaining at a higher-than-normal landing speed; overran the runway. The Hercules hit a concrete drainage ditch, went through a fence, over a sheer 50-foot drop-off and came to rest on a civilian highway interchange where it caught fire.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 1 April 1997 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 88-4408 |
| MSN: | 5161 |
| First flight: | 1989 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU) ( Honduras)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Balboa-Howard AFB (HOW/MPHO), Panama |
| Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU/MHTG), Honduras |
The aircraft landed long at 2,000 feet past the displaced threshold, with 50 percent flaps, leaving approximately 3,000 feet of runway remaining at a higher-than-normal landing speed; overran the runway. The Hercules hit a concrete drainage ditch, went through a fence, over a sheer 50-foot drop-off and came to rest on a civilian highway interchange where it caught fire.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
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Map
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 Balboa-Howard AFB to Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport as the crow flies is 1003 km (627 miles).
Distance from Balboa-Howard AFB to Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport as the crow flies is 1003 km (627 miles).
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