Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 15 March 1984 |
Type: | Convair VT-29B (CV-240) |
Operator: | Aero Cozumel |
Registration: | XA-JOV |
MSN: | 261 |
First flight: | 1952 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Cancún Airport (CUN) ( Mexico)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN), Mexico |
Destination airport: | Cozumel Airport (CZM/MMCZ), Mexico |
Narrative:The airplane experience a left hand engine failure immediately after takeoff. The airplane crash-landed in a swamp. One of the passengers died of a heart attack while moving through the swamp.
Sources:
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Photos
accident date:
15-03-1984type: Convair VT-29B (CV-240)
registration: XA-JOV
accident date:
15-03-1984type: Convair VT-29B (CV-240)
registration: XA-JOV
accident date:
15-03-1984type: Convair VT-29B (CV-240)
registration: XA-JOV
accident date:
15-03-1984type: Convair VT-29B (CV-240)
registration: XA-JOV
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 Cancún Airport to Cozumel Airport as the crow flies is 57 km (36 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.