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Old 31st May 2008, 08:33 PM
Tom Lohdan Tom Lohdan is offline
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http://avherald.com/h?article=4077cedf/0001&opt=0

The fire chief of Honduras has confirmed 5 fatalities, amongst them the captain of the flight, and 38 injuries.

The deputy director of Aeronáutica Civil de Honduras, Boris Ferrera, said: "We believe, it could have been a mechanical failure. It is currently presumed, that it was a brakes failure."

According to aviation professionals witnessing the landing at the Toncontin airport the airplane touched down within the landing zone - opposite to other reports, that the airplane may have landed long.

The airplane had already attempted at least another approach but aborted the landing. Passengers reported, that the captain told them, that they couldn't land because of weather being overcast, and they flew several "laps" until they touched down. They then felt a sudden shock and thud - and then walked off the airplane. Many passengers were carrying off their handbaggage.

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