Incident Overview
Date: Monday 15 April 1957
Aircraft Type: Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Owner/operator: Transportes Areos Mexicanos – TAMSA
Registration Number: XA-KUN
Location: E of Mrida-Rejon Airport (MID) –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
On July 26, 1928, a plane crashed in Mexico City, resulting in the death of a child. The aircraft experienced a series of maneuvers, including a left turn and subsequent turns, leading to a nose dive into the ground on Calle 54 Sur. Pedro Infante, a Mexican singer and actor, was among the fatalities.On July 26, 1928, a plane crashed in Mexico City, resulting in the death of a child. The aircraft experienced a series of maneuvers, including a left turn and subsequent turns, leading to a nose dive into the ground on Calle 54 Sur. Pedro Infante, a Mexican singer and actor, was among the fatalities.
Description
The aircraft climbed to a height of 100 m and made a 65deg left turn. The aircraft continued to climb to 150-200 m and made another turn. The Liberator yawed left, lost control and nose dived into the ground on the Calle 54 Sur street, killing a child on the ground. Among those killed aboard the plane was Pedro Infante, a famous Mexican singer, actor. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was due to a manoeuvring error which consisted in making two turns onto the Mexico City heading without conforming the distance and procedure specifications and below the prescribed altitudes and speeds. This error was aggravated by a probable shifting of the load due to improper securing.”
Primary Cause
Manoeuring error involving incorrect altitude and speed compliance during a Mexico City heading turn, exacerbated by a load shift.Manoeuring error involving incorrect altitude and speed compliance during a Mexico City heading turn, exacerbated by a load shift.Share on:
