Last updated: 15 April 2021
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| Datum: | Dienstag 10 Februar 1948 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas DC-3 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Gulf Transportation Co. |
| Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
| Werknummer: | |
| Baujahr: | |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 2 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 24 km (15 Meilen) vom Land entfernt von Ciudad del Carmen Airport (CME) ( Mexiko)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | Brownsville Airport, TX (BRO/KBRO), USA |
| Ciudad del Carmen Airport (CME/MMCE), Mexiko |
The Douglas DC-3 cargo plane departed Brownsville, Texas for Ciudad Del Carmen in Mexico to fly fresh seafood back to the U.S.
A fire in the right hand engine forced the crew to ditch the plane off shore from Ciudad del Carmen. Both pilots were able to deploy a rubber raft. US co-pilot Neil Womack reportedly died after he fell from the raft after a few days. Mexican pilot Esteban de León was rescued by ship "Roatan" after nine days.
Informationsquelle:
» The Pittsburgh Press - Feb 21, 1948» St. Petersburg Times - Feb 21, 1948
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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 Brownsville Airport, TX to Ciudad del Carmen Airport as the crow flies is 986 km (616 miles).
Distance from Brownsville Airport, TX to Ciudad del Carmen Airport as the crow flies is 986 km (616 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.
