Narrative:
A Douglas C-54D transport plane, operated by the Honduras Air Force, was destroyed in an accident in Costa Rica.
The wreckage was located 16 May 1975 near Cerro de la Muerte.
» La Nación 2 December 1974
» La Nación 31 December 1975, p9A
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 29 November 1974 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-10-DC (DC-4) |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Hondureña |
| Registration: | FAH-799 |
| MSN: | 10815 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Cerro de la Muerte ( Costa Rica)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU/MHTG), Honduras |
| Balboa-Howard AFB (HOW/MPHO), Panama |
A Douglas C-54D transport plane, operated by the Honduras Air Force, was destroyed in an accident in Costa Rica.
The wreckage was located 16 May 1975 near Cerro de la Muerte.
Classification:
Sources:
» Scramble 291» La Nación 2 December 1974
» La Nación 31 December 1975, p9A
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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 Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport to Balboa-Howard AFB as the crow flies is 1002 km (626 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport to Balboa-Howard AFB as the crow flies is 1002 km (626 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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