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5 unusual facts about TACA


Augusto C. Sandino International Airport

On March 5, 1959, Vickers Viscount YS-09C of TACA International Airlines crashed shortly after take-off from Managua Airport when both port engines failed.

When NICA became a member of Grupo TACA during the 1990s, the number of important connections to the rest of Latin America from which ACS grew considerably.

On October 11, 2013 a Airbus A-320 (registration N492TA) the aircraft 8:20 AM local time,made an emergency landing, of the airline TACA presence to declare emergency smoke in the cockpit.

Burnelli CBY-3

Lowell Yerex was a New Zealander who had formed TACA – Transportes Aéreos Centroamericanos (Central American Air Transport) in Honduras in 1931, and joined the project when Burnelli convinced him that the CBY-3 could be used as both a cargo and passenger aircraft.

Ilopango International Airport

TACA Now part of Grupo TACA (San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa, Guatemala, Los Angeles, New York, Miami)


2009 Taça da Liga Final

After Quim saved Hélder Postiga's penalty, Carlos Martins stepped up to the penalty spot and scored the decisive penalty to clinch Benfica's first Taça da Liga.

Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores

The Taça Belo Horizonte de Juniores (or Belo Horizonte Youth Cup, in English), also known as Taça Belo Horizonte de Futebol Júnior is a cup competition usually played by 36 Brazilian under-20 football teams, most of them from Minas Gerais state.

Taça de Macau em futebol

Taça de Macau em futebol is the top football knockout tournament in Macau.

TACA Flight 390

TACA Flight 390 was a scheduled flight on May 30, 2008, by TACA Airlines from San Salvador, El Salvador, to Miami, Florida, United States, with intermediate stops at Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula in Honduras.

The Battle Saga

While as a part of Rhapsody of Fire where he played guitar, Taca Heumemarerion formed The Kingslayer Saga in 1996 as a side-project.

The Kingslayer Saga

While a member of Rhapsody of Fire where he played guitar, Taca Heumemarerion formed The Kingslayer Saga in 1996 as a side-project.


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