Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 05 NOV 1955 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-70-DL |
| Operator: | Mexican Government |
| Registration: | XC-ABW |
| C/n / msn: | 19217 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 14 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lake Texcoco (Mexico) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
| Acapulco-Alvarez International Airport (ACA/MMAA), Mexico |
Crashed following an engine failure. Among those killed was Cabinet Minister Carlos Lazo.
Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 65)
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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 Mexico City International Airport to Acapulco-Alvarez International Airport as the crow flies is 305 km (190 miles).
Distance from Mexico City International Airport to Acapulco-Alvarez International Airport as the crow flies is 305 km (190 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.
