Flugunfall 24 DEC 1966 einer Douglas DC-8-51 XA-NUS - Lake Texcoco
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Datum:Samstag 24 Dezember 1966
Zeit:04:30
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic DC85 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-8-51
Fluggesellschaft:Aeronaves de México
Kennzeichen: XA-NUS
Werknummer: 45633/162
Baujahr: 1962
Triebwerk: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 10
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 99
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 109
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Lake Texcoco (   Mexiko)
Flugphase: Annäherung (APR)
Betriebsart:Internationaler Linienflug
Flug von:New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), USA
Flug nach:Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexiko
Unfallbericht:
Crash landed on the dry Texcoco Lake while approaching Mexico City.

Informationsquelle:
» El Siglo de Torreón, 25-12-1966


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Distance from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport as the crow flies is 3342 km (2089 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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