Narrative:
Disappeared over Pacific Ocean. It was being reported in local press that the aircraft carried seven thousand pounds of live lobsters.
The aircraft was owned by a fishing company from Ensenada.
» El Siglo de Torreón, 12 December 1949, p1
» El Siglo de Torreón, 28 December 1949, p.1, 3
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 9 December 1949 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Unknown |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Baja California ( Mexico)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Punta Abreojos Airport (AJS), Mexico |
| Ensenada Airport (ESE/MMES), Mexico |
Disappeared over Pacific Ocean. It was being reported in local press that the aircraft carried seven thousand pounds of live lobsters.
The aircraft was owned by a fishing company from Ensenada.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 12 December 1949,p8» El Siglo de Torreón, 12 December 1949, p1
» El Siglo de Torreón, 28 December 1949, p.1, 3
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Punta Abreojos Airport to Ensenada Airport as the crow flies is 632 km (395 miles).
Distance from Punta Abreojos Airport to Ensenada Airport as the crow flies is 632 km (395 miles).
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