Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 23 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3A-228C
Owner/operator: Mexicana de Aviaci¢n
Registration Number: XA-CAO
Location: near Tlanalapa, Hidalgo –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically, the wing or fuselage)Aircraft structure (specifically, the wing or fuselage)
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft crashed on timber mill after two days, resulting in the deaths of four crew members and seventeen passengers. One occupant was fatally injured, while ten others sustained injuries.A commercial aircraft crashed on timber mill after two days, resulting in the deaths of four crew members and seventeen passengers. One occupant was fatally injured, while ten others sustained injuries.
Description
Found crashed on timber mill two days later. Four crew and 17 passengers. One occupant killed and ten injured.
Source of Information
http://dloc.com/AA00022089/02285/1http://dloc.com/AA00022089/02285/1Primary Cause
Mechanical failure ? likely a structural failure or engine malfunction.Mechanical failure ? likely a structural failure or engine malfunction.Share on:
