Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 24 December 1957
Aircraft Type: Lascurain No.4 Aura
Owner/operator: ?ngel Lascur in y Osio
Registration Number: XB-ZEU
Location: near Mexico City International Airport (MEX) –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Accident
A Lascurain No.4 Aura prototype experienced a catastrophic failure during a test flight. Pilot Carlos Castillo Segura, accompanied by the designer and builder ?ngel Lascur in y Osio, attempted a return to the airfield after engine failure. The landing gear struck a ditch, resulting in the aircraft impacting terrain inverted.A Lascurain No.4 Aura prototype experienced a catastrophic failure during a test flight. Pilot Carlos Castillo Segura, accompanied by the designer and builder ?ngel Lascur in y Osio, attempted a return to the airfield after engine failure. The landing gear struck a ditch, resulting in the aircraft impacting terrain inverted.
Description
The Lascurain No.4 Aura prototype was being operated on a test flight by pilot Carlos Castillo Segura (35). He was accompanied by the designer and builder of the aircraft, ?ngel Lascur in y Osio (76). After takeoff both engines failed. The air pilot attempted to return to the airfield but the landing gear hit a ditch and the aircraft impacted terrain inverted.
Source of Information
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Engine failure during a test flight.Engine failure during a test flight.Share on:
