TACA Flight 390
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| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 30, 2008 |
| Site | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Passengers | 124 |
| Crew | 6 plus 5 repositioning |
| Fatalities | 5 (including 2 on the ground (as 1330 EDT US)[1] |
| Survivors | 130 |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A320-233 |
| Operator | Grupo TACA |
| Tail number | EI-TAF |
| Flight origin | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Destination | Miami, Florida, United States |
TACA Flight 390 was a scheduled flight by TACA Airlines from San Salvador, El Salvador, to Miami, Florida, United States, with intermediate stops at Tegucigalpa, Honduras and San Pedro Sula, Honduras. On May 30, 2008, the Airbus A-320-233 (registration EI-TAF, c/n 1374) overran the runway after landing at Tegucigalpa's Toncontín International Airport and rolled out into a street, crashing into an embankment and smashing several cars in the process. This is a hull loss incident.
The flight crew included Salvadoran Captain César D'Antonio. First Officer Juan Artero and all other crew members operating on the flight were Hondurans. The passengers consisted of 70 Hondurans, 17 Costa Ricans, 9 Argentinians, 8 Guatemalans, 6 Americans, 5 Nicaraguans, 3 Salvadorans, 3 Mexicans, 2 Brazilians, 2 Canadians, 2 Colombians, 2 Spaniards, 1 Georgian, 1 German, 1 Italian, and 1 Uruguayan.[2]
Five people have been confirmed as dead as a result of the accident, including Captain D'Antonio. Some of the deceased passengers have been confirmed as Jeanne Chantal Neele, wife of Brian Michael Fraser Neele (Brazil's ambassador to Honduras), and Nicaraguan businessman Harry Brautigam, president of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration; Brautigam had heart failure and died.[3] Ambassador Fraser Neele sustained injuries in the crash. The former head of Honduras' armed forces, General Daniel López Carballo, was also injured. There were two fatalities on the ground, one a taxi driver, in one of three vehicles crushed on the street by the aircraft.[citation needed]
The cause of the incident is currently under investigation; tropical storm Alma was passing Honduras and it is known that the runway was wet.
On April 1, 1997 a United States Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed similarly after overshooting the runway at the same airport.[4]
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[edit] Similarities with TAM Flight 3054
- Same aircraft type and model A320-233
- Same accident general characteristics (overran runway, wet cloudy conditions)
- Similar aircraft flight hours and cycles 21,957 and 9,992 for 390;[5], 20,379 and 9,313 for 3054
- Both aircraft were at one point in time operated by TACA [6]
[edit] Passengers
A list of passengers was provided in the fifth press release from TACA Airlines. This list was only in the Spanish section of the website.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Honduras crash forces diversions
- ^ http://news.taca.com/eng/nws/nwsbro.asp?key=902
- ^ "Five die as Honduras jet overshoots runway." CNN.
- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19970401-1
- ^ http://news.taca.com/eng/nws/nwsbro.asp?key=902
- ^ http://www.planesregister.com/aircraft/a320-789.htm
- ^ Noticias GRUPO TACA BOLETÍN INFORMATIVO No. 5
