Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 6, 1959 (5 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 6, 1959 near Copán Copán, Honduras with 5 fatalities. Cause: The pilot continued under visual flight...
- Date: January 6, 1959
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Copán Copán, Honduras
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot continued under visual flight rules in marginal weather over mountainous terrain, and the aircraft was too low to clear the mountain.
A SAHSA Douglas DC-3 flying from Copan crashed into Mt Pena Blanca on 6 January 1959, and all five people on board were killed. The pilot continued by visual reference in poor weather over mountainous terrain.