Date:	Tuesday 28 November 1944
Time:	15:00
Type:	Ford 5-AT-D Tri-Motor
Owner/operator:	TACA de Honduras
Registration:	XH-TAN
MSN:
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	N of Tegucigalpa -   Honduras
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU/MHTG)
Destination airport:	San Pedro Sula-Ramon Villeda Morales Airport (SAP/MHLM)

Narrative:
Crashed when a wing failed in flight. The structure had probably weakened due to vibration, turbulence and constant operation from rough fields.

The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
El Siglo de Torreón 29 November 1944, p

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