Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | maandag 15 april 1957 |
Tijd: | 07:53 |
Type: | Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Transportes Aéreos Mexicanos - TAMSA |
Registratie: | XA-KUN |
Constructienummer: | |
Bouwjaar: | |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
Slachtoffers op de grond: | slachtoffers: 1 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | E of Mérida-Rejon Airport (MID) ( Mexico)
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Fase: | Start (TOF) |
Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Mérida-Rejon Airport (MID/MMMD), Mexico |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
Beschrijving:The aircraft climbed to a height of 100 m and made a 65deg left turn. The aircraft continued to climb to 150-200 m and made another turn. The Liberator yawed left, lost control and nose dived into the ground on the Calle 54 Sur street, killing a child on the ground. Among those killed aboard the plane was Pedro Infante, a famous Mexican singer, actor.
Probable Cause:
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."
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Mérida-Rejon Airport en Mexico City International Airport bedraagt 991 km (619 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.