Narrative:
The Curtiss Commando plane crashed after a believed on-board explosion.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 17 April 1959 |
| Time: | 06:39 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Tigres Voladores |
| Registration: | XA-MIS |
| MSN: | 22586 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Bahía Kino ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mexicali Airport (MXL/MMML), Mexico |
| Guaymas-Gen Jose M Yanez Airport (GYM/MMGM), Mexico |
The Curtiss Commando plane crashed after a believed on-board explosion.
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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 Mexicali Airport to Guaymas-Gen Jose M Yanez Airport as the crow flies is 659 km (412 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Mexicali Airport to Guaymas-Gen Jose M Yanez Airport as the crow flies is 659 km (412 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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- 197th fatal accident
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