Accident
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 15 ABR 1957 |
| Hora: | ca 07:53 |
| Tipo: | Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Operador: | Transportes Aéreos Mexicanos - TAMSA |
| Registración: | XA-KUN |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Víctimas en Tierra: | Fatalidades: 1 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Mérida-Rejon Airport (MID) (México)
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| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Mérida-Rejon Airport (MID/MMMD), México |
| Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX), México |
The aircraft climbed to a height of 100m and made a 65deg left turn. The aircraft continued to climb to 150-200m and made another turn. The Liberator yawed left, lost control and nose dived into the ground, killing a child on the ground. Among those killed aboard the plane was Pedro Infante, a famous Mexican singer, actor.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was due to a manoeuvring error which consisted in making two turns onto the Mexico City heading without conforming the distance and procedure specifications and below the prescribed altitudes and speeds. This error was aggravated by a probable shifting of the load due to improper securing." Fuentes:
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Distance from Mérida-Rejon Airport to Mexico City International Airport as the crow flies is 991 km (619 miles).
Distance from Mérida-Rejon Airport to Mexico City International Airport as the crow flies is 991 km (619 miles).
