Ford 5 crash, Nov 29, 1944 (16 killed), Tegucigalpa Franc...
Ford 5 accident on November 29, 1944 near Tegucigalpa Francisco Morazán, Honduras with 16 fatalities. Cause: The right wing failed during the initial...
- Date: November 29, 1944
- Aircraft: Ford 5
- Location: Tegucigalpa Francisco Morazán, Honduras
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The right wing failed during the initial climb.
A TACA Ford Trimotor on a scheduled flight from Tegucigalpa to San Pedro Sula lost its right wing shortly after takeoff and crashed in an explosion, killing all 16 aboard.