Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | mardi 31 mars 1998 |
Heure: | 04:16 |
Type/Sous-type: | Convair CV-240-53 (C-131A) |
Compagnie: | Linea Aérea Mexicana de Carga |
Immatriculation: | XA-TAP |
Numéro de série: | 53-13 |
Année de Fabrication: | 1954 |
Heures de vol: | 36792 |
Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-99W |
Equipage: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 2 |
Passagers: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 2 |
Total: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 4 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Lieu de l'accident: | près de Zumpango ( Mexique)
|
Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Aéroport de départ: | Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexique |
Aéroport de destination: | Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY/MMMY), Mexique |
Détails:The Convair CV-240 cargo plane took off from Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport about 03:55 hours local time.
At 04:08 hours the flight radioed their intention to return to their departure airport because of problems with one engine.
Due to a loss of power on engine no.2 the aircraft could not maintain altitude.
The flight crew decided to divert to nearby Santa Lucía Air Base as the international airport could not be reached.
While approaching the air base, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause: "Emergency landing due to fire on the right engine (2), impacting trees in low visibility conditions."
Accident investigation:
|
Investigating agency: | SCT Mexico |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 163 days (5 months) | Accident number: | 026/98 | Download report: | Final report
|
|
Sources:
» Flight International 13-19 January 1999
» Scramble 228, Scramble 229
Photos
accident date:
31-03-1998type: Convair CV-240-53 (C-131A)
registration: N9168Y
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport et Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo International Airport est de 709 km (443 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.