Britten-Norman Islander crash, Aug 26, 2007, La Ceiba-Gol...
Britten-Norman Islander accident on August 26, 2007 near La Ceiba-Goloson, Atlántida, Honduras with no fatalities. Cause: Tyre burst during the takeoff...
- Date: August 26, 2007
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: La Ceiba-Goloson, Atlántida, Honduras
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Tyre burst during the takeoff roll; the rejected takeoff could not be stopped within the remaining runway length. No formal investigation report was found.
On 26 August 2007 a Honduras Air Britten-Norman Islander was starting a scheduled flight from La Ceiba to Puerto Lempira when a tyre burst during the takeoff roll. The pilot rejected the takeoff, but the aircraft could not stop within the remaining runway and overran by about 116 metres. The nine passengers were unhurt, the pilot was seriously injured, and the aircraft was written off.