Boeing 727-200 crash, Oct 21, 1989 (131 killed), Teguciga...
Boeing 727-200 accident on October 21, 1989 near Tegucigalpa-Toncontin, Francisco Morazán, Honduras with 131 fatalities. Cause: The crew did not follow...
- Date: October 21, 1989
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Tegucigalpa-Toncontin, Francisco Morazán, Honduras
- Fatalities: 131
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew did not follow the published step down approach and began a premature continuous descent, so the aircraft struck terrain below the approach path. Insufficient crew experience, poor crew coordination and no response to the GPWS alarm were contributing factors.
A Boeing 727 operated by TAN-SAHSA on a scheduled flight from San Jose via Managua to Tegucigalpa struck Cerro de Hula while descending toward Toncontin in night and marginal weather. Of 146 people on board, 131 died and 15 survived.