ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36339
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 December 1998 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310B Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Transportes Aéreos de El Salvador |
| Registration: | YS-14C |
| MSN: | 31-7300940 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Las Mesitas, Tegucigalpa -
 Honduras
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala City (GUA/MGGT) |
| Toncontin Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (TGU/MHTG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On December 16, 1998, about 07:30 central standard time, a Piper PA-31-310, El Salvador registration, YS-14-C, registered to and operated by Transportes Aéreos de El Salvador, collided with terrain while approaching to land at Toncontin Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the El Salvador commercial-rated pilot and second pilot were fatally injured. The flight originated from Guatemala City, Guatemala, the same day, about 06:10 CST.
The flight had been cleared for the VOR/DME runway 01 approach. The flight last reported crossing the 5 DME fix inbound on the approach to the VOR. The aircraft wreckage was located on the approach course at about the 6.5 DME position, at an elevation of 5,325 feet. The minimum altitude for the approach at the crash site is 6,700 feet. After crossing the 5 DME fix, a flight can descend to 5,200 feet.
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001211X11614&ntsbno=MIA99RA048&akey=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Jun-2015 15:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2017 18:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2020 15:43 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
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