DCA08RA068

NTSB accident investigation · Airbus Industrie A320-233 · Tegucgalpa, Honduras · May 30, 2008

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
May 30, 2008, 09:45 local (17:45 UTC)
Place
Tegucgalpa, Honduras
Injuries
5 fatal, 5 minor, 126 uninjured; on the ground: 2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
EI-TAFAirbus Industrie A320-233
Weather
Instrument (IMC)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
FAA AAI-100
Case key
68124

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Factual narrative

On May 30, 2008 at 1545Z, an Airbus A320-233, Irish registration EI-TAF, operated by Taca Airlines as flight No. 390, overran the end of runway 02, at the Toncontin International Airport (TGU), in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, during landing. The airplane was on a scheduled domestic flight from San Salvador, El Salvador to Miami, FL stopping in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and San Pedro Sula, Honduras, en route. The airplane departed the runway and came to rest on a street. Of the 134 persons that were aboard the flight, the captain and two passengers sustained fatal injuries. in addition, two people who were in cars on the street, incurred fatal injuries. The Honduran government delegated the accident investigation to the Autoridad de Aviación Civil of El Salvador, and the NTSB is assisting as the state of manufacture for the International Aero Engines (IAE) V2527 engines, at the request of the Salvadoran government. The NTSB is also providing assistance with the download and evaluation of data from digital flight data and cockpit voice recorders.

Aircraft

Registration
EI-TAF
Reported as
Airbus Industrie A320-233
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Groupo Taca Airlines
Departed
SAL · San Salvador
Destination
TGU · Tegucigalpa
Flight plan
IFR

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC)
Wind
200° at 9 knots
Visibility
1.9 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
2,000 ft broken
Temperature
72 °F, dew point 68 °F
Altimeter
30.03 inHg
Observed at
MHTG