ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed 18 Lodestar XB-ZEH Ciudad de Valles
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Date:Monday 7 March 1955
Type:Silhouette image of generic L18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed 18 Lodestar
Operator:J. Pasquel
Registration: XB-ZEH
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First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Ciudad de Valles (   Mexico)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico
Narrative:
Crashed into Cerro El Sabino eight minutes in flight.
Killed in the accident was Jorge Pasquel, a millionaire Mexican sportsman who was flying from a private ranch near Tampico to Mexico City.

Sources:
» Ottawa Citizen - Mar 8, 1955
» El Siglo de Torreón 9 March 1955, p1


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