Last updated: 13 July 2020
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Mittwoch 20 Juni 1973 |
| Zeit: | 22:47 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Aeroméxico |
| Kennzeichen: | XA-SOC |
| Werknummer: | 47100/153 |
| Baujahr: | 1967 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7A |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 22 / Insassen: 22 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 27 / Insassen: 27 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 32 km (20 Meilen) SSE of Puerto Vallarta Airport (PVR) ( Mexiko)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo Airport (MTY/MMMY), Mexiko |
| Puerto Vallarta Airport (PVR/MMPR), Mexiko | |
| Flugnummer: | 229 |
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 passenger plane was destroyed when it crashed on approach to Puerto Vallarta Airport (PVR), Mexico. All 27 on board were killed.
Flight AM229 operated departed from Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH) on a regular service to Mexico City (MEX) with en route stops at Monterrey and Puerto Vallarta. The airplane flew into the side of Las Minas Mountain while approaching runway 04.
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accident date: 20-06-1973
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15
registration: XA-SOC
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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 Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo Airport to Puerto Vallarta Airport as the crow flies is 768 km (480 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo Airport to Puerto Vallarta Airport as the crow flies is 768 km (480 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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