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Pilot Error Determined in Toncontin Plane Crash

Pilot Error Determined in Toncontin Plane Crash

Pilots of a Central American Airways Let L-410 failed to follow the correct instrument procedure for landing at Tegucigalpa before the aircraft struck terrain in poor weather while ­attempting a second approach. The twin-engined aircraft, arriving from San Pedro Sula as flight CAA731, had initially been cleared for a northerly approach to runway 20. However, […]

2008 Toncontin Crash Report Released

The investigative report on the TACA Airlines Airbus A-320 crash that killed 5 people and injured 80 at the Tegucigalpa airport back in 2008, placed blame with the pilot. According to excerpts published yesterday, the pilot was at fault for “deciding to land in (weather) conditions that were not appropriate.” Upon landing at Tegucigalpa’s Toncontin […]