Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 15 OCT 1997 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Operator: | Aeroméxico |
| Registration: | XA-DEJ |
| C/n / msn: | 47594/717 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 67 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 72 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mexico City-Juarez International Airport (MEX) (Mexico)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
The rear fuselage struck the runway on touchdown. The plane was brought to a halt and evacuated on the runway.
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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.
