Incident Overview
Date: Monday 28 October 1957
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-82A-FA Packet
Owner/operator: Transportes Areos Mexicanos – TAMSA
Registration Number: XA-LIW
Location: 5 km from Mrida Airport (MID) –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder).Aircraft control surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder).
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a sudden loss of control during a test flight, resulting in a crash approximately five minutes after takeoff.A small aircraft experienced a sudden loss of control during a test flight, resulting in a crash approximately five minutes after takeoff.
Description
Crashed during a test flight, about five minutes after takeoff.
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a sudden aerodynamic instability.Loss of control due to a sudden aerodynamic instability.Share on:
