Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 25 MAR 1954 |
| Type: | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Aeronaves de México |
| Registration: | XA-GUN |
| C/n / msn: | 7358 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 16 km (10 mls) N of Monterrey (Mexico) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mazatlán Airport (MZT/MMMZ), Mexico |
| Monterrey-Aeropuerto Del Norte (NTR/MMAN), Mexico |
Struck the Friars Peak while waiting for a permission to land.
Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 59)
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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 Mazatlán Airport to Monterrey-Aeropuerto Del Norte as the crow flies is 676 km (422 miles).
Distance from Mazatlán Airport to Monterrey-Aeropuerto Del Norte as the crow flies is 676 km (422 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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Douglas DC-3
- 1867th loss
- ca 13.000 built
- 133rd worst accident (at the time)
- 240th worst accident (currently)
Mexico- 3rd worst accident (at the time)
- 23rd worst accident (currently)