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Cessna 172-M HR-AVN

23 April 2014 · Gracias, Honduras · Fatal

Summary

On 23 April 2014 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172-M registered HR-AVN was involved in an accident near Gracias, Honduras. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Gracias, Honduras
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172-M
Registration
HR-AVN
Category
Airplane
Operator
Not recorded
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
NTSB number
CEN14WA214

People

4 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 4 0 0 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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 23, 2014, at 1900 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 172M airplane, bearing Honduran registration HR-AVH, was destroyed upon impact with trees and terrain under unknown circumstances, near Gracias, Department of Lempira, in the Republic of Honduras. A postimpact fire ensued. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Government of the Republic of Honduras. Any further information may be obtained from: Secretaria de Obras Publicas, Transportes y Vivienda Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC) Apartado 30145 Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., Honduras Centro America This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released, or obtained from the DGAC of the Republic of Honduras.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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