Summary
On June 23, 2016, a Liberty XL (HR-HZT) was involved in an accident near La Lima, HO. The accident resulted in 2 fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.
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.
This accident is documented in NTSB report CEN16WA262. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft HR-HZT.
Accident Details
Analysis
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.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN16WA262