Incident Overview
Date: Monday 14 September 1953
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Transportes Areos Mexicanos – TAMSA
Registration Number: XA-GIC
Location: Chablekal –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: WingWing
Category: Accident
A steel tower struck the wing of an aircraft during heavy fog conditions, leading to a crash in the woods. The aircraft was registered as XA-GIO.A steel tower struck the wing of an aircraft during heavy fog conditions, leading to a crash in the woods. The aircraft was registered as XA-GIO.
Description
Struck steel tower in foggy conditions. The wing failed and the aircraft crashed in woods. Other sources claim this aircraft was registered XA-GIO (cn 25458/14013 or 13113).
Primary Cause
Steel tower striking wing during heavy fog.Steel tower striking wing during heavy fog.Share on:
