ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46 Commando XA-LID Leon Airport (BJX)
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Date:Saturday 18 June 1955
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:Tigres Voladores
Registration: XA-LID
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 42
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Leon Airport (BJX) (   Mexico)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Léon/Guanajuato-Del Bajio Airport (BJX/MMLO), Mexico
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Crashed into trees on takeoff following engine failure. The aircraft caught fire. Two crew members and 22 passengers were injured.

Sources:
» La Prensa
» Excelsior, Alfonso Flores
» El Litoral 19-6-1955


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