HR-HZT

Destroyed
Fatal

Liberty XL

Accident Details

Date
Thursday, June 23, 2016
NTSB Number
CEN16WA262
Location
La Lima, Honduras
Event ID
20160711X90022
Coordinates
15.442222, -87.915557
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
2
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
2

Aircraft Information

Registration
HR-HZT
Make
LIBERTY
Engine Type
Reciprocating
Model / ICAO
XLXL2
Aircraft Type
Fixed Wing Single Engine
No. of Engines
1

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