Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 30 JUL 1987 |
| Time: | 17:05 |
| Type: | Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter G |
| Operator: | Belize Air International |
| Registration: | HI-481 |
| C/n / msn: | 16687 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 12 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 44 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mexico City (Mexico) |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
The aircraft, carrying horses to Miami took off in an overloaded condition. Cargo shifted on climbout and the aircraft collided with a high ground before crashing onto the busy Mexico City-Toluca highway.
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 250
» Aviation Letter 249
» ICAO Adrep Summary 5/89 (#1)
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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-Benito Juárez International Airport to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 2039 km (1274 miles).
Distance from Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 2039 km (1274 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.
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