Descripción del Accidente ASN 13 NOV 1946 Douglas DC-3 XA-FOZ - Perote
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Estado:
Fecha:miércoles 13 noviembre 1946
Hora:08:20
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3
Operador:Communicaciones Aéreas de Veracruz
Registración: XA-FOZ
Numéro de série:
Año de Construcción:
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 12 / Ocupantes: 12
Total:Fatalidades: 15 / Ocupantes: 15
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:20 km (12.5 milles) E of Perote (   México)
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX), México
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Veracruz-Las Bajadas Airport (VER/MMVR), México
Descripción:
The Douglas DC-3 impacted a cloud-obscured mountain at 11000 feet. The aircraft was slightly off course over mountainous terrain.

Although often quoted being "XA-FOX", a newspaper photo is said to show XA-FOZ.

Fuentes:
» Early Aviation Disasters / D Gero
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 44)


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Distance from Mexico City International Airport to Veracruz-Las Bajadas Airport as the crow flies is 303 km (189 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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