Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary CEN16WA262

Aircraft #1

HR-HZT

Liberty XL

Factual Information

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.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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