Incident Overview
Date: Friday 2 July 1948
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3A
Owner/operator: private
Registration Number: NC75984
Location: Pico de Orizaba –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Douglas DC-3 passenger planeDouglas DC-3 passenger plane
Category: Accident
A Douglas DC-3 passenger plane crashed during a severe storm over mountainous terrain between Mitinatlan (MTT) and Mexico City (MEX), Mexico. The wreckage was discovered on the slope of the 18225 foot Orizaba Peak on July 4, 1948.A Douglas DC-3 passenger plane crashed during a severe storm over mountainous terrain between Mitinatlan (MTT) and Mexico City (MEX), Mexico. The wreckage was discovered on the slope of the 18225 foot Orizaba Peak on July 4, 1948.
Description
A Douglas DC-3 passenger plane was destroyed when it crashed during a flight between Minatitlan (MTT) and Mexico City (MEX), Mexico. The airplane was chartered by the Mexican-United States Commission for the Eradication of Foot-and-Mouth Disease. The airplane went missing during a severe storm over mountainous terrain. The wreckage was found on the slope of the 18225 foot Orizaba Peak on July 4, 1948.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y9kqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ck8DAAAAIBAJ&dq=mexico%20plane&pg=3180%2C3924569, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4IdXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-_EDAAAAIBAJ&dq=mexico%20plane&pg=7061%2C1934636, https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1374563/m1/1/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y9kqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ck8DAAAAIBAJ&dq=mexico%20plane&pg=3180%2C3924569, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4IdXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-_EDAAAAIBAJ&dq=mexico%20plane&pg=7061%2C1934636, https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1374563/m1/1/Primary Cause
Severe storm conditions over mountainous terrain.Severe storm conditions over mountainous terrain.Share on:
