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June 23, 2016 · Liberty XL 2 · HR-HZT

La Lima, HN

Overview

Report Status
Factual report
Event Type
Accident
Date
June 23, 2016
Injury Outcomes
2 injuries (2 fatalities)
Location
La Lima, HN
Aircraft
Liberty XL 2
Tail Number
HR-HZT
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
CEN16WA262

On June 23, 2016, about 2259 UTC, a Discovery Aviation, Incorporated, Liberty XL-2, Honduran registration HR-HZT, owned and operated by Horizontes Flight School was destroyed when it impacted the roof of a house in a residential neighborhood near La Lima, Honduras, while performing a takeoff from a touch-and-go landing at the Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport (MHLM), San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The instructor pilot and dual student on board were fatally injured. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the foreign, non-scheduled, instructional flight which originated at MHLM. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Honduras. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from: Agencia Hondurena de Aeronautica Civil (AHAC) Unidad de Investigacion de Accidentes 500 Mts. Al Norte del Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontin Apartado Postal 30145 Comayaguela, M, D.C., Honduras, Centro America Telephone: 504-2234-0263 www.ahac.gob.hn This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the AHAC of Honduras.

Full Narrative

On June 23, 2016, about 2259 UTC, a Discovery Aviation, Incorporated, Liberty XL-2, Honduran registration HR-HZT, owned and operated by Horizontes Flight School was destroyed when it impacted the roof of a house in a residential neighborhood near La Lima, Honduras, while performing a takeoff from a touch-and-go landing at the Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport (MHLM), San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The instructor pilot and dual student on board were fatally injured. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the foreign, non-scheduled, instructional flight which originated at MHLM. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Honduras. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from: Agencia Hondurena de Aeronautica Civil (AHAC) Unidad de Investigacion de Accidentes 500 Mts. Al Norte del Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontin Apartado Postal 30145 Comayaguela, M, D.C., Honduras, Centro America Telephone: 504-2234-0263 www.ahac.gob.hn This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the AHAC of Honduras.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time22:59 UTC
Nearest Airport0nm
Aircraft FireUnknown
Aircraft ExplosionUnknown

Aircraft

AircraftLiberty XL 2
Tail NumberHR-HZT
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IOF-240-B · Reciprocating · 125
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury Summary2 injuries (2 fatalities)
Fatal2
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total2

Conditions

WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0

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