Incident Overview
Date: Monday 26 September 1949
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3A
Owner/operator: Mexicana de Aviaci¢n
Registration Number: XA-DUH
Location: Mount Popocatepetl –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during descent, resulting in a significant impact with a mountain.An aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during descent, resulting in a significant impact with a mountain.
Description
Crashed into a mountain. The aircraft operated on a domestic flight from Tapachula to Mexico City with en route stops at Tuxtla Gutirrez, Ixtepec and Oaxaca.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lL4qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p3wEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=7184%2C300587https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lL4qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p3wEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=7184%2C300587Primary Cause
Loss of control during descent due to a mechanical failure.Loss of control during descent due to a mechanical failure.Share on:
