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Airbus A320-200 TACA Flight 390

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TACA Flight 390 was a scheduled flight on May 30, 2008, by TACA International from San Salvador, El Salvador, to Miami, Florida, United States, with intermediate stops at Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula in Honduras.[3] The aircraft, an Airbus A320-233, overran the runway after landing at Tegucigalpa's Toncontín International Airport and rolled out into a street, crashing into an embankment and smashing several cars in the process.

Accident

Date: May 30, 2008

Summary: Runway overrun, pilot error

Cause: Toncontín International Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
14.0702°N 87.2141°W

Total fatalities: 5 (including 2 on the ground)

Aircraft

Aircraft type: Airbus A320-233

Operator: TACA

Registration: EI-TAF

Flight origin: El Salvador International Airport, San Salvador, El Salvador

1st stopover: Toncontín International Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

2nd stopover: Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Destination: Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida

Passengers: 124

Crew: 11

Fatalities: 3

Injuries: 65

Survivors: 121

Ground fatalities

Ground fatalities: 2

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Airbus A320
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 71.1ft (21.7m)
  • Length 72.0ft (21.9m)
  • Height 24.0ft (7.3m)
  • Empty Weight 26,066lbs (11,823kg)
  • Loaded Weight 30,584lbs (13,872kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.763
  • Wing Loading 52.5lbs/ft2 (256.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 582.2ft2 (54.1m2)
  • Drag Points 8639

Parts

  • Number of Parts 166
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 723