| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 24, 2002 |
| Time: | c 13:00 |
| Location: | Near Olancho, Honduras |
| Operator: | Private |
| Flight #: | - |
| Route: | ? |
| AC Type: | Cessna 206G |
| Registration: | N7344N |
| cn / ln: | T20603622 |
| Aboard: | 6 (passengers:5 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 6 (passengers:5 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed in the El Urracal mountains, 12 miles from the runway were it took off at El Aguacate Air Force base. The wreckage of the airplane was in a box canyon on the east side of the 45-degree sloping terrain at an elevation of 3,500 feet. Those aboard were surveying the Patruca jungle on a conservation project. Among those killed were three mayors from cities in the region. Observers on the ground reported the plane was on fire before it crashed. |
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