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| Date: | Monday 2 December 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Ryan STM |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Hondureña |
| Registration: | R25 |
| MSN: | 191 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Matías, Francisco Morazán -
 Honduras
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tegucigalpa |
Crashed. Ryan STA-Special.
Accident ocurred on Monday 2 December, 1940. Two air force cadets (Sigfrido Galo and Conrado Ordóñez) were on a practice flight on the same aircraft, and about 12 miles north-west of the Tegucigalpa airport encountered heavy fog and rain. Both cadets received severe trauma as result of a forced landing in a heavily wooded area.
Sources:
FAH Aviation Accidents Report, February 1938-November 1978 .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2019 08:28 | TB | Added |
| 22-Apr-2024 05:39 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Apr-2025 17:27 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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