Transportes Aéreos Nacionales

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Not to be confused with Transportes Aéreos Nacional.
Transportes Aéreos Nacionales
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
TX TAN —
Founded1947 (1947)
Ceased operations1 November 1991 (1991-11-01) (merged with
Sahsa)
HeadquartersTegucigalpa, Honduras

Transportes Aéreos Nacionales SA, also known as TAN Airlines,

carrier was set up in 1947 and merged into SAHSA
, another Honduran airline, in November 1991 (1991-11).

History

A Transportes Aéreos Nacionales Lockheed L-188AF Electra at Miami International Airport in 1989.

The airline was formed in 1947 by private investors to operate cargo flights by contract. In 1950, the company started scheduled passenger and cargo services. At March 1960 (1960-03), the fleet consisted of three

BAC One-Eleven 400 jet on a joint basis;[4] the joint operation of the aircraft started on 19 October 1967 (1967-10-19).[5]

TAN Airlines Douglas DC-6A freighter at Miami Airport in 1978.

The airline acquired a Douglas DC-6A freighter aircraft in March 1973 and operated it until its sale in September 1979, using it particularly on their route to Miami.[6]

In February 1970 (1970-02), TAN acquired

DC-6B and two Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops; at this time, the airline had 400 employees.[1] According to the OAG, in 1980 TAN was serving Miami nonstop from Belize City and San Pedro Sula as well as operating direct flights to Miami from La Ceiba and Tegucigalpa primarily with the Boeing 737-200 with some passenger flights being operated with the Lockheed L-188 Electra.[9]

In October 1989 (1989-10), the company experienced its worst accident when a

Toncontín Airport, killing 131 occupants on board.[10][11]

On 1 November 1991, TAN Airlines merged with SAHSA, adopting the latter name.[12][13]

Destinations

Transportes Aéreos Nacionales served the following destinations all through its history:[14]

Belize
Honduras
Mexico
United States

Accidents and incidents

As of March 2012,

Toncontín Airport in Tegucigalpa, killing 131 of 146 occupants of the aircraft.[10] As of September 2013, the accident remains the deadliest one to occur on Honduran soil.[15]
Following is a list of accidents/incidents experienced by the carrier; the list includes events in which there were fatalities, the aircraft involved resulted damaged beyond repair, or both.

Date Location Aircraft Tail number Aircraft damage Fatalities Description Refs
27 August 1948 Un­known Douglas C-47-DL TI-107
W/O
 Un­known Disappeared. [16]
6 January 1962 Belize City Curtiss C-46A HR-TNB W/O 1/2 Failed to gain height following takeoff from Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport because of overloading. [17]
30 June 1966 Tegucigalpa Douglas DC-6 HR-TNG W/O 0/3 Skidded off the runway on landing at Toncontín Airport. [18]
27 January 1973 Off Tegucigalpa
Douglas DC-6A
 HR-TNO W/O 3/3 The aircraft was completing a Miami–Tegucigalpa cargo service when it crashed 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Tegucigalpa, on approach to Tocontín Airport, catching fire. [19]
21 October 1989 Tegucigalpa
Boeing 727-200
 N88705 W/O 131/146 Descended below the glideslope on approach to Toncontín Airport,
Flight 414
. 		[11][20]
21 March 1990 Tegucigalpa L-188CF HR-TNL W/O 3/3 Crashed into mountainous terrain on approach to Toncontín Airport in bad weather. The aircraft was completing a San Pedro Sula–Tegucigalpa cargo service. [21]

See also

Bibliography

  • Roach, J and Eastwood, A.B., Piston Engined Airliner Production List, The Aviation Hobby Shop, West Drayton, Middlesex, 2007, ISBN None.

References

  1. ^ a b c "World airline directory – Transportes Aereos Nacionales SA (TAN Airlines)". Flight International. 108 (3445): 507. 20 March 1975. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013.
  2. ^ "World Airline Directory – Transportes Aereos Nacionales (TAN Airlines)". Flight International. 137 (4207): 134. 14–20 March 1990. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013.
  3. Flight. 77 (2665): 514. 8 April 1960. Archived from the original
    on 25 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Air transport – TAN-Lanica Co-operation". Flight International. 92 (3062): 797. 16 November 1967. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Lanica, the Nicaraguan airline, has agreed to joint operation of its BAC One-Eleven 400 with TAN Airlines of Honduras.
  5. ^ "World airline survey – Lanica (Lineas Aereas de Nicaragua SA)". Flight International. 95 (3135): 578. 10 April 1969. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
  6. ^ Roach and Eastwood, 2007, p. 291
  7. ^ 1970 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Miami flight schedules
  8. ^ "World airlines update". Flight International. 106 (3422): 516. 17 October 1974. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Transportes Aereos Nacionales (TAN Airlines of Honduras) has acquired a 737-200 previously operated by Pluna. The aircraft was delivered to TAN in May following repossession by Boeing.
  9. ^ "MIA80intro".
  10. ^
    Aviation Safety Network
    . 4 March 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Plane Crashes in Honduras, Killing at Least 131". The New York Times. 22 October 1989. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
  12. ^ "World airline directory – Transportes Aereos Nacionales (TAN Airlines)". Flight International. 141 (4311): 125. 25–31 March 1992. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013.
  13. ^ "World airline directory – Servicio Aéreo de Honduras (SAHSA)". Flight International. 141 (4311): 117. 25–31 March 1992. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Timetable (Effective 30 June 1974)" (in Spanish). Airline Timetable Images. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
  15. Aviation Safety Network
    . Retrieved 27 September 2013.
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  21. Aviation Safety Network

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