Incident Overview
Date: Monday 14 May 1962
Aircraft Type: Convair T-29C (CV-240)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 53-3485
Location: 9 km S of Villa Pedro Montoya –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Convair T-29C aircraft.Convair T-29C aircraft.
Category: Accident
On October 26, 2007, a US Air Force Convair T-29C crashed in the Mexican mountains near Cerro del Bramadero. The plane was identified as a Convair bi-motor with serial N-3,348-5T. Investigation suggests the pilot was searching for a missing Texas pilot.On October 26, 2007, a US Air Force Convair T-29C crashed in the Mexican mountains near Cerro del Bramadero. The plane was identified as a Convair bi-motor with serial N-3,348-5T. Investigation suggests the pilot was searching for a missing Texas pilot.
Description
A US Air Force Convair T-29C crashed in Mexican mountains (Cerro del Bramadero) while searching for a missing Texas pilot. El Siglo de Torre¢n reported the plane being ‘Convair bi-motor’ with serial “N-3,348-5T”. Likely 53-3485 was meant.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8_tS2Vw13FcC&dat=19620517&printsec=frontpage&hl=en, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/26744/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8_tS2Vw13FcC&dat=19620517&printsec=frontpage&hl=en, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/26744/Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or pilot error.Possible mechanical failure or pilot error.Share on:
