Accident Lockheed 10E Electra XA-BAS,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27138
 
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Date:Friday 12 August 1938
Time:noon
Type:Silhouette image of generic L10 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed 10E Electra
Owner/operator:Méxicana de Aviación
Registration: XA-BAS
MSN: 1043
Fatalities:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Tuxtlas Volcano, VER -   Mexico
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Villahermosa (11:25)
Destination airport:Mexico-City
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into Sierra de San Martín after engine failure. Last radio contact 12:05 at Puerto México. Three crew and eight passengers. As "XA-BES" in newspaper reports.

Sources:

El Siglo de Torreón 16 August 1938, p1+2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
24-Apr-2010 11:46 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative]
18-May-2014 20:12 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Aug-2015 08:54 TB Updated [Source]
07-Feb-2018 22:59 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
26-Apr-2018 19:12 TB Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
17-Nov-2021 19:29 TB Updated [Operator]

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