ASN Aircraft accident Hawker Siddeley HS-748-230 Srs. 2A XA-SEV Chetumal

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Date:	Thursday 6 January 1972
Time:	15:35
Type:	Hawker Siddeley HS-748-230 Srs. 2A
Operator:	SAESA - Servicios Aéreos Especiales SA
Registration:	XA-SEV
MSN:	1598
First flight:	1966
Crew:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:	Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18
Total:	Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	40 km (25 mls) NW of Chetumal ( Mexico)
Phase:	En route (ENR)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Chetumal Airport (CTM/MMCM), Mexico
Destination airport:	Mérida-Rejon Airport (MID/MMMD), Mexico

Narrative:
The aircraft crashed on a flight from Chetumal to Mexico City via Mérida and Villahermosa. It departed from Chetumal at 15:21 with an estimated time of arrival at Mérida of 16:15.

Sources:

» The Bryan Times - Jan 7, 1972

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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 Chetumal Airport to Mérida-Rejon Airport as the crow flies is 302 km (189 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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.

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