Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 13 June 1946
Aircraft Type: Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor
Owner/operator: Servicios Areos Nacionales
Registration Number: XA-FOH
Location: El Arenal –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft engine(s)Aircraft engine(s)
Category: Accident
A Ford aircraft, piloted by Juan Tilghman Gallo, was en route from Tuxpan to Pachuca. Due to bad weather and descending from 14,000 feet to 9,500 feet over high mountains, the right engine failed immediately, followed by the left engine. Gallo attempted to stretch the glide to Actopan airfield but crashed-landed, sliding along a ridge and ground looping. The aircraft was dismantled and used for spares due to a broken fuel line.A Ford aircraft, piloted by Juan Tilghman Gallo, was en route from Tuxpan to Pachuca. Due to bad weather and descending from 14,000 feet to 9,500 feet over high mountains, the right engine failed immediately, followed by the left engine. Gallo attempted to stretch the glide to Actopan airfield but crashed-landed, sliding along a ridge and ground looping. The aircraft was dismantled and used for spares due to a broken fuel line.
Description
The Ford was en route Tuxpan to Pachuca with company owner Juan Tilghman Gallo as pilot. It ran into bad weather and descending from 14,000 feet to 9,500 feet over high mountains the right engine stopped followed immediately by the left one. Gallo attempted to stretch the glide to Actopan airfield but instead had to crash-land, sliding along a ridge and ground looping. The aircraft was dismantled and used for spares. Cause was a broken fuel line.
Primary Cause
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