ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165708
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 April 2014 |
| Time: | c. 19:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Alas Flight School |
| Registration: | HR-AVH |
| MSN: | 17264616 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Gracias-Celaque Airport (GAC/MHGS) -
 Honduras
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gracias-Celaque Airport (GAC/MHGS) |
| Gracias-Celaque Airport (GAC/MHGS) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAA Honduras |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft operated on a local flight from the newly opened Gracias-Celaque Airport in Honduras. It crossed the airfield at 300 feet and positioned for an approach. The airplane stalled and impacted terrain. It was destroyed by impact and post-impact fire. The four occupants onboard the airplane received fatal injuries.
Probable cause:
Center of gravity out of bounds because the weight and balance was not calculated before the flight which may have caused a STALL WARNING warning, which was not recognized in time by the pilot due to lack of experience as well as ignorance of the geographical area in which he was flying; The above described shows that the situational awareness was poor, since the slow flight for which the aircraft was configured at that time and the above described worsened the flight condition and this may be the main cause of the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CIAA Honduras Final Report
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2014 04:11 | Geno | Added |
| 24-Apr-2014 04:12 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Apr-2014 06:09 | nelmejia | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator] |
| 24-Apr-2014 06:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source] |
| 01-Nov-2017 18:44 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2022 07:04 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report] |
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