Incident Overview
Date: Monday 7 July 1980
Aircraft Type: Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante
Owner/operator: Instituto Mexicano de Seguridad Social
Registration Number: XA-DAK
Location: near Tepic Airport (TPQ) –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante aircraftEmbraer 110P1 Bandeirante aircraft
Category: Accident
An Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante crashed near Tepic, Mexico, resulting in the deaths of all 13 passengers. The aircraft was operating an air ambulance flight carrying ten patients and a nurse, and it entered a hillside approximately three minutes after takeoff from Tepic.An Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante crashed near Tepic, Mexico, resulting in the deaths of all 13 passengers. The aircraft was operating an air ambulance flight carrying ten patients and a nurse, and it entered a hillside approximately three minutes after takeoff from Tepic.
Description
An Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante was destroyed when it crashed near Tepic, Mexico. All 13 on board were killed. The airplane operated on an air ambulance flight from Tepic, carrying ten patients and a nurse. It flew into the side of a hill some three minutes after takeoff from Tepic.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pE8_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=OFIMAAAAIBAJ&dq=mexico%20plane&pg=6241%2C2291868https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pE8_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=OFIMAAAAIBAJ&dq=mexico%20plane&pg=6241%2C2291868Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during takeoff, potentially due to a combination of factors including inadequate airspeed and terrain conditions.Mechanical failure during takeoff, potentially due to a combination of factors including inadequate airspeed and terrain conditions.Share on:
