Last updated: 23 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Dienstag 27 Januar 1976 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas DC-6A |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Aerotécnicos Asociados de México |
| Kennzeichen: | XA-RIO |
| Werknummer: | 44908/691 |
| Baujahr: | 1956 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 25 km (15.6 Meilen) N of Cozumel Airport (CZM) ( Mexiko)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Leerflug |
| Flug von: | Cozumel Airport (CZM/MMCZ), Mexiko |
| Mexico City International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexiko |
The DC-6 cargo plane crashed five minutes after take-off. The aircraft had arrived Panama and offloaded its cargo at Cozumel. It was continuing empty to Mexico City.
Informationsquelle:
» ABC (Madrid) 29 January 1976, p93» El Siglo de Torreón 29 January 1976, p10
» El Tiempo 31 January 1976, p7A
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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 Cozumel Airport to Mexico City International Airport as the crow flies is 1267 km (792 miles).
Distance from Cozumel Airport to Mexico City International Airport as the crow flies is 1267 km (792 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.
