Narrative:
The DC-9 had strayed some 300 miles off course on a flight from Orlando to Cancún. Because the aircraft was low on fuel, the crew chose to divert to Tampico. But when the aircraft was 65 miles out of Tampico, both engines flamed out. When on finals for runway 31, the gear was lowered. The sudden drag caused higher rate of descent and resulted in the aircraft touching down 300 m short of the runway. The nosegear and right main gear collapsed when the aircraft struck concrete plinths of the approach lights.
» El Nacional
accident date: 14-05-1996
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15
registration: YV-830-C
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 14 May 1996 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-9-15 |
| Operator: | Líneas Aéreas Allegro |
| Registration: | XA-SNR |
| MSN: | 45699/8 |
| First flight: | 1965 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 46 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Tampico-Gen F Javier Mina Airport (TAM) ( Mexico)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO), United States of America |
| Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN), Mexico | |
| Flightnumber: | 401 |
The DC-9 had strayed some 300 miles off course on a flight from Orlando to Cancún. Because the aircraft was low on fuel, the crew chose to divert to Tampico. But when the aircraft was 65 miles out of Tampico, both engines flamed out. When on finals for runway 31, the gear was lowered. The sudden drag caused higher rate of descent and resulted in the aircraft touching down 300 m short of the runway. The nosegear and right main gear collapsed when the aircraft struck concrete plinths of the approach lights.
Sources:
» Air Safety Week 10 June 1996 (p. 6)» El Nacional
Photos
accident date: 14-05-1996
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15
registration: YV-830-C
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 Orlando International Airport, FL to Cancún Airport as the crow flies is 989 km (618 miles).
Distance from Orlando International Airport, FL to Cancún Airport as the crow flies is 989 km (618 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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