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The recording between the control tower and the crew of the Taca aircraft that crashed on May 30th, revealed the warnings the control tower made to the crew about the weather conditions at the Toncontin International Airport. They also informed the crew that the winds where blowing from south to north, the same direction the aircraft landed.

Most of the conversation goes on in technical language, but in several fragment the details of the weather conditions are clear leaving the final decision to the pilot.

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The investigative commission formed by the Airbus manufacturing company from France, the Federal Aviation Administration Office from the United States, aeronautic authorities from El Salvador, Operation Technicians from Honduras and the Central American Corporation for Air Navigation Services (Cocesna) have concluded that Taca’s Flight 390 pilot Cesare D’antony tried to land in the middle of the track and when he realized this he turned the engines off.

According to the first investigations done by the experts the pilot decided to turn all the engines off when he realized they weren’t able to lift the aircraft again which is what helped that the aircraft did not catch fire at the time of impact and cause an even bigger catastrophe.

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TEGUCIGALPA.- retiring the remains of the Airbus-320 that crash Friday may 30th at the Toncontin airport in Tegucigalpa can take up to 45 days according to the director of the General Civil Aeronautics in Honduras, Guillermo Seaman in a press conference given at the Presidential palace by the sub-secretary of Foreign Affairs and Seaman.

The investigations taking place by different entities at the site of the accident might be able to finish before the end of the week which is the reason why they are waiting for the results.

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Tegucigalpa, May 30.- An airplane from TACA Airlines arriving from El Salvador crashed when landing at the Tegucigalpa airport.

At least four people died today, among them, the president of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE), Harry Brautigam, the pilot and copilot of the aircraft and over 60 people where injured according to official information.

The death of Brautigam of Nicaragua nationality was confirmed by sources from the Hospital Escuela and BCIE in Tegucigalpa.

The pilot was identified as Cesar D’Antonio and the copilot, Juan Artero. The fourth victim has not yet been identified.

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