Narrative:
Crashed and burned in a mountain pass between the Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl volcanos.
Ten tourists (eight German, one Austrian, one Hungarian) and four crew were on board.
» Vier Prinzen zu Schaumburg-Lippe und das parallele Unrechtssystem / Alexander vom Hofe (Chapter 4)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 26 March 1936 |
| Time: | 11:06 |
| Type: |  Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor |
| Operator: | Mexicana de Aviación |
| Registration: | X-ABCO |
| MSN: | 5-AT-012 |
| First flight: | 1928-12-12 (7 years 4 months) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | E of Amecameca de Juárez ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mexico City-Central Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
| Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatemala |
Crashed and burned in a mountain pass between the Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl volcanos.
Ten tourists (eight German, one Austrian, one Hungarian) and four crew were on board.
Sources:
» The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins» Vier Prinzen zu Schaumburg-Lippe und das parallele Unrechtssystem / Alexander vom Hofe (Chapter 4)
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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-Central Airport to Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport as the crow flies is 1050 km (656 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Mexico City-Central Airport to Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport as the crow flies is 1050 km (656 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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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