Narrative:
Crashed in the cerro del Cabre mountain range, some 20 km from the destination Talpa.
The airplane operated on a domestic flight from Puerto Vallarta to Talpa, Mascota and Guadalajara, Mexico.
» El Siglo de Torreón
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 8 March 1955 |
| Time: | 13:40 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3A-228D |
| Operator: | Mexicana de Aviación |
| Registration: | XA-DIK |
| MSN: | 3292 |
| First flight: | 1941 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 20 km (12.5 mls) WNW of Talpa de Allende Airport ( Mexico)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport (PVR/MMPR), Mexico |
| Talpa de Allende Airport, Mexico | |
| Flightnumber: | MX591 |
Crashed in the cerro del Cabre mountain range, some 20 km from the destination Talpa.
The airplane operated on a domestic flight from Puerto Vallarta to Talpa, Mascota and Guadalajara, Mexico.
Classification:
Sources:
» El Informador 9 March 1955» El Siglo de Torreón
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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 Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport to Talpa de Allende Airport as the crow flies is 56 km (35 miles).
Distance from Puerto Vallarta-Gustavo D. Ordaz Airport to Talpa de Allende Airport as the crow flies is 56 km (35 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.
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