Boeing 727-224 N88705
21 October 1989 · Tegucigalpa, Honduras · Fatal
Summary
On 21 October 1989 at about 08:53 local time, a Boeing 727-224 registered N88705, operated by Tan-Sahsa, was involved in an accident near Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 146 people were on board and 131 died, 14 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- Nearest airport
- Toncontin Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-224
- Registration
- N88705
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Tan-Sahsa
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Managua, Nicerag → Tegucigalpa, Hon
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA90RA003
People
131 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | 131 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1989 | Boeing 727-224 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Continental Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1989 | Boeing 727 | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1989 | Boeing 727-100 | Guantanamo | Gulf Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1989 | Boeing 727-225B | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Oct 1989 | Boeing 727-232 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1989 | Boeing 727-31 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1992 | Cessna 550 | Comayagua, Honduras | U.s. Customs Service | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1993 | Cessna CE-550 | Comayagua, Honduras | United States Government | Unknown | - |
| 10 Mar 1994 | Bell 206BIII | Corozal, Honduras | Divesa | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1995 | Cessna 185-F | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Fuerza Aerea Honduras | Unknown | - |
| 6 May 1995 | Cessna 550 | Soto Cano, Honduras | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1996 | Cessna 182M | Trujillo, Honduras | Farm of the Child Inc. | Fatal | 3 |