Last updated: 1 March 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 20 October 1973 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-14 |
| Operator: | Mexicana de Aviación |
| Registration: | XA-SEN |
| C/n / msn: | 19398/345 |
| First flight: | 1966-12-10 (6 years 11 months) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 117 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 123 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 2 km (1.3 mls) E of Mazatlán-Gen. Rafael Buelna Airport (MZT' ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN), United States of America |
| Mazatlán-Gen. Rafael Buelna Airport (MZT/MMMZ), Mexico |
The Boeing landed in a field short of runway 26. The complete undercarriage was sheared off.
Sources:
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Map
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 Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO to Mazatlán-Gen. Rafael Buelna Airport as the crow flies is 1840 km (1150 miles).
Distance from Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO to Mazatlán-Gen. Rafael Buelna Airport as the crow flies is 1840 km (1150 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.
