| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 20, 1967 |
| Time: | 0845 |
| Location: | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Operator: | Sahsa Airlines |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | San Pedro Sula - Tegucigalpa |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Registration: | HR-SAG |
| cn / ln: | 42894/56 |
| Aboard: | 55 (passengers:50 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 4 (passengers:4 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | While landing, the crew was unable to move the throttles into reverse position. The plane was not able to go-around and a ground loop was attempted. The aircraft ran off the runway into a ditch and the left wing tank ruptured and caught fire. Probable failure of the reverse pitch control mechanism. |
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