Let L-410 crash, Feb 14, 2011 (14 killed), Tegucigalpa
Let L-410 accident on February 14, 2011 near Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras with 14 fatalities. Cause: Operation close to stall speed with...
- Date: February 14, 2011
- Aircraft: Let L-410
- Location: Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Operation close to stall speed with flaps fully extended in windshear and marginal weather, combined with poor crew coordination and no approach briefing.
A Central American Airways Let L-410 on a scheduled flight from San Pedro Sula to Tegucigalpa was cleared for a second approach after a go-around. On an approach in marginal weather with full flaps, it was flown close to stall speed and in windshear, then stalled and crashed in wooded terrain about 12 km from the airport. All 14 people on board died.