Taca plane crash lands in Tegus

[wanaads]

My husband just texted me about this - no reports of any deaths yet, thank God! Here's a link to the BBC story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7428423.stm

[perez782]

Scary, I good thing is that no one died.

[y14gemini]

Scarey, I am glad no one got hurt. I heard that the airport in Tegus is of the most difficult runways to land on.....I think because it is in a valley.....Take a look here (http://youtube.com/watch?v=txPg4JwimE0).

[wanaads]

Yeah, when we flew in the captain told us over the loudspeaker that the landing would be "precarious" because of all the mountains nearby. And it's such a short runway, too. I hope no one is really badly injured.

[wanaads]

Update: My husband says so far three people were killed, one of whom was the President of Banco Centro Americano.

[y14gemini]

Update: My husband says so far three people were killed, one of whom was the President of Banco Centro Americano.

Oh WOW!!! My prayers are with them and their families!

[y14gemini]

Here it is on Yahoo! News!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080530/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/honduras_plane_crash

[corazoncita]

WOW! That youtube was NUTS! I think I may have to fly into San Pedro Sula for all of my trips there. My prayers are with the victims and their families...

[catrachowife]

Yeah, I've been thinking the same thing! I knew it was scarey flying in there, but after seeing that video, I'd rather take a bus from San Pedro. But my hubby said he heard that the airport is closed now until they improve the runway.

[rkzal]

Hubby told me never to fly into Tegus. It is a very scary runway. He was so scared when he went home. My OBGYN goes to different places in Honduras as a missionary and tries to get flights to San Pedro instead because it scares him too. When it rains in Honduras -it rains-and that is scary to land in -you cannot see a thing. That happened to us one night going into San Pedro. My prayers are with those families.

[milliesmom]

I was so shocked to watch the news about this plane crash. My thoughts and prayers go out to all the families who lost a loved one.

[ojos_de_alicia]

This is sad and scary!!!! I told my friends who are from La Cieba and San pedro sula about this and they didnt even know

[ojos_de_alicia]

oops i meant.. la cieba and.. santa rita yoro

[J3NNI]

65 injured and 4 dead, thats so sad

[aguafria]

This is very sad. Hopefully, it will prompt some changes. When I visited, I flew to Tegu. I was warned that the landing would be abrupt and a little scary. I wasn't too worried and fortunately it was pretty smooth.

[ojos_de_alicia]

yea i was just watching youtube vids of the landings there.. and yeaaa pretty scary the pilot in one of them was even saying that he doestn like that airport at all....

[y14gemini]

Here is a photo of the airplane!! WOW how scary!!! I am happy that the plane did not catch on fire or it would have been total mayham!! My hbby says that the airport is closed and they are sing the US Airbase in Comayagua (sorry of I misspelled)....At least that is the rumor!!!

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc62/y14gemini/taca.jpg

[ANDREH1]

yes there using the airport at palmerola.. and there 5 dead people two in a taxi trapped under the plane.. and three in the plane, the captain, the presidetn of Banco Centramericano and the wife of Brazil's embassador in Honduras.

[y14gemini]

http://www2.laprensahn.com/galeriataca.php

[Klame1983]

how scary... i'm never flying there even if they improve it. and what's crazy is that they should have the best airport in the country's capital... geez...

[wr5931]

This looks bad!!